Legal Opinion

Germer v. Ensign

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 22, 1893No. Appeal, No. 96PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal, No. 96; July T., 1892, b}7 D. P. Ensign, administrator of George Ulrich, deceased, Methua Tonson et al., children and heirs, and Geo. Gray et al., creditors of George Ulrich, deceased, from order of C. P. Erie Co., May T., 1892, No. 63, Germer v. Ensign, refusing to set aside sheriff’s sale. Petition to set aside sheriff’s sale of real estate.

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Appeal, No. 96; July T., 1892, b}7 D. P. Ensign, administrator of George Ulrich, deceased, Methua Tonson et al., children and heirs, and Geo. Gray et al., creditors of George Ulrich, deceased, from order of C. P. Erie Co., May T., 1892, No. 63, Germer v. Ensign, refusing to set aside sheriff’s sale. Petition to set aside sheriff’s sale of real estate. The petitioner, Methua Tonson, represented in her petition as follows : “ That she is a daughter of the late George Ulrich, deceased, and'one of his legal heirs. That Ulysses Ulrich is her brother. That your petitioner and her brother are the…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

This is an appeal from an order refusing the application of the appellants to open the biddings at a sheriff’s sale. We cannot see why the application was not granted. It seems to have been made promptly, accompanied by an offer to raise the bid of the purchaser by the sum of five hundred dollars at least. This was' a substantial advance upon the price at which the pz'operty had been struck down, and we should be glad if the learned judge had given some reason for denying the appellants the opportunity they asked. The subject is however one which belongs to the class over which the…

2Cited by6 opinions

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  2. Appeal of LairdSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
  3. First National Bank v. MountSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Schekter v. KatlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1928
  5. Barnes v. SkilesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1906

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