Bell v. Borders

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

A farm in which. Mrs. Plelen Thompson was interested was to he sold by the master commissioner under the judgment of the Metcalfe circuit court. She desired to buy the land and authorized her son, Newman Thompson, to attend the sale and bid on the property for he'r. Newman Thompson being inexperienced in such work asked O. A. Bell to do the bidding for him. He stood by Bell telling him what to bid and Bell made the bids. The property was knocked off to Bell for $10,000.00. The commissioner then proceeded to make another sale. At the…