Turner v. Johnson
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a bill in chancery from the county of Coshocton. The bill sets forth, that the complainant, being the owner of certain lands in Coshocton county, consisting of two tracts, one called the Huffman tract, of 728 acres ; the other the Sukely tract, of 3,273 acres, for which he hold Sukely’s agreement, and owed him toward the land about $3,000, by a trust deed, on October 25, 1833, conveyed the Huffman tract to William A. Adams, to secure $5,300 due to Benjamin Blandy;…
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This is a bill in chancery from the county of Coshocton. The bill sets forth, that the complainant, being the owner of certain lands in Coshocton county, consisting of two tracts, one called the Huffman tract, of 728 acres ; the other the Sukely tract, of 3,273 acres, for which he hold Sukely’s agreement, and owed him toward the land about $3,000, by a trust deed, on October 25, 1833, conveyed the Huffman tract to William A. Adams, to secure $5,300 due to Benjamin Blandy; and on April 21,1834, he conveyed both tracts to Charles C. Gilbert, to secure $4,800 due to the Bank of Zanesville. The…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
The property was bid in, it appears, at the amount due the bank, $4,800, and taken subject, of course, to the prior incumbrances, in the aggregate, $18,452.92. There are different valuations put upon it at the time of the purchase. One witness thinks it was a poor speculation, while others range from $20,000 to $40,000. The respondent, Johnson, admits it to have been worth $27,000. It is claimed by the complainant that the first aspect of the case calls upon the court to set aside this sale. By the terms 207] of the advertisement, *it will be seen the sale was to be for cash, but when the…
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