Atchison v. Murfree

The Chancellor :

Under decrees rendered in this cause,, for the sale of property assigned in trust to secure creditors, two lots in Nashville were sold, on March 30, 1878, one lot on the corner of Broad and McLemore Streets, and the-other on the corner of Broad and High Streets. Early in the present term, the bids on these lots were advanced ten. *729per cent, and the biddings opened for a definite period, and re-advertised, in accordance with law and the practice of tbe court. On May 4th, the biddings were closed, and the' master reported the sales as made to the last, highest,, and best bidders…