Hillis v. Martin

NioholsoN, Olí. J.,

delivered the opinion of the. court:

J. T. Hillis was a purchaser of one of the lots of the land of Wm. Martin, deceased, sold by a decree of the chancery court of Warren county. Before the sale, an order of survey was made by the court, and the county surveyor reported lot No. 3, according to its metes and bounds, stating the quantity to be 267 acres.

The court also ordered proof to be taken to ascertain the minimum price, per acre, of the land, and the report on the proof was $7 per acre. The commissioner advertised the lands as lot No. 3, containing 267 acres, and at the…