Beale v. Stroud

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hurt

Affirming.

T. J. Tucker owned a tract of land which, he sold and conveyed to one Holland. Thereafter Tucker executed a mortgage upon the land to one Hale to secure a debt which he owned to the latter. Hale instituted an action against Tucker to enforce the mortgage lien, which resulted in a judgment to that effect, and a sale of the land under the judgment to satisfy the debt. Hale became the purchaser of the land at the decretal sale, the sale was confirmed and the land conveyed to Hale by a commissioner of the court. Hale died, and his heirs, several…