Taylor v. Taylor

Cecil and Mary Ruth Taylor were divorced in 1975. As part of the divorce decree, the judge awarded Mary Ruth possession of the Taylors' forty acres during the minority of the Taylors' children. In July of 1979, Cecil petitioned the court to sell the property and divide the proceeds. The trial judge determined that Cecil was entitled to his requested relief and entered an order which provided in part:

Therefore, it is the Order, Judgment and Decree of this Court, that the Clerk of the Court proceed to sell the above described lands at public outcry, to the highest bidder for cash, in front of…