State ex rel. Graham v. Peacock

The relators are heirs of Charles Graham, deceased, and the suit is brought upon the official bond of B. E. Thompson, deceased, as sheriff of Jackson cbunty. In 1854, upon petition for partition in the Circuit Court of said county, the sheriff was ordered to sell certain land belonging in part to the estate of said Charles Graham, and divide the proceeds according to the ascertained rights of the parties; and at the September term he reported that he had sold the same to E. E. Perry, one of the joint owners, for $1,500, at a credit of twelve months. After paying the costs and expenses of the…