Stanton v. State ex rel. Rich

Franklin, C.

This was a suit by the heirs of John Green against Isaac W. Stanton, as principal, and Sylvanus Carey as surety, upon a bond as commissioner to sell real estate, under a partition proceeding. The complaint alleges that Stanton as such commissioner sold the land for $1,700 ; that the order required the commissioner to sell the land for one-third cash in hand, and the balance payable in two equal instalments in twelve and eighteen months respectively, taking notes with good freehold surety for deferred payments ; that said commissioner, on the 5th day of February, 1874, reported to…