Scobey v. Gibson

The only question in this case is whether the redemption law of 1861, (Acts 1861, p. 79,) is to he I eld applicable to sales on judgments upon contracts existing at and before its passage. The act provides that in all cases of sales by the sheriff, &c., on execution, &c., after its passage, the sheriff' shall not give the purchaser a deed for, and possession of, the property sold, but only a certificate entitling him to a deed and possession in one year from the sale, if the property is not redeemed.

In legal effect, what is the operation of this statute? It is to prohibit, for one year, the…