Miller v. Loving

This case presents the single question whether appraisers, summoned by the sheriff to appraise land to be sold at judicial sale, must do more, in order to comply with the requirement that the appraisement be made on actual view, than merely go on one corner of a 240 acre tract. The appraisement under consideration was made in June. It appears from the affidavits of the appraisers that they made no inspection of the buildings, orchard, or growing crops, and that they had no accurate knowledge, from previous observation, as to the size and finish of the house, and did not know the number of…