Trompen v. Hammond

In a.n action brought by Charles Hammond against Josiah Faden and others to foreclose a real estate mortgage Francis C. Faulkner, one of the defendants was given a first lien and the plaintiff!- a second lien. Execution of the decree was committed to plaintiff! in error, who was at the time the duly constituted sheriff of Lancaster county. The mortgaged property was offered for sale in the usual way and was purchased by Hammond, whose bid was considerably in excess of the amount due upon the first lien. Eig'hteen days intervened between the sale and confirmation, and the question presented…