Shultz v. Hughson

One, W. H. C. Shultz, died the owner of several tracts of land, among which is one designated as the Greene *499land, containing 350 acres, one rood and twenty poles. A creditors’ suit was instituted and the tract offered for sale by special commissioners, under a decree in that suit. At this sale, which appears to have been properly conducted, the highest bid was made by the appellee, Hughson, and it was knocked down to him at $17 per acre. He complied with all of the terms of the sale and insists upon confirmation.

The widow of the decedent, Lucy Dabney Shultz, who subsequently married one G. G.…