Walker v. Braden
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Crawford District Court. Action by Braden, as sheriff of Crawford, county, against Walker, to recover upon au accepted bid made by defendant for certain personal property which was offered and sold by the sheriff at an execution sale. Plaintiff’s petition, after the court and title, is as follows: “ 1st. The plaintiff alleges that at the time of the issuing of’ the executions hereinafter mentioned he was the sheriff of Crawford county, Kansas. “2d.
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Error from Crawford District Court. Action by Braden, as sheriff of Crawford, county, against Walker, to recover upon au accepted bid made by defendant for certain personal property which was offered and sold by the sheriff at an execution sale. Plaintiff’s petition, after the court and title, is as follows: “ 1st. The plaintiff alleges that at the time of the issuing of’ the executions hereinafter mentioned he was the sheriff of Crawford county, Kansas. “2d. On the 22d day of February, 1884, three executions were duly issued out of the district court of Crawford county, Kansas, and to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
‘ against’default-mg bidder. This action was brought by ’Win. H. Braden in his capacity as sheriff of Crawford county, upon an accepted bid made by A. B. Walker for certain personal property which was offered and sold by the sheriff at an execution sale. The sheriff recovered in the action, and the defendant Wralker asks a review of the proceedings in the district court. The right of the sheriff to maintain the action is questioned. When a bid is made and accepted at such a sale, it becomes a contract between the bidder and the sheriff,…
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