Weakley v. Cockrill

AVeakley, a judgment creditor of Sandy Cockrill, had an execution levied on his land, and became the purchaser at the sale at $25.

A large amount of his judgment remaining unsatisfied, he filed his bill in the chancery court at Nashville for the purpose of subjecting his debtor’s right of redemption to sale to satisfy said unpaid balance. The defendant demurred to the bill, upon the ground that the right of redemption was- not subject to sale as prayed for. The demurrer was overruled, the defendant answered, and, upon the hearing, the chancellor ordered the sale of defendant’s right to redeem.…