Robbins v. Guy

I should like to discuss two cases, not mentioned by the majority, which seems to answer the argument made in the dissenting opinion.

In George v. Norwood, 77 Ark. 216, 91 S. W. 557 (1905), the property was sold at a public sale for $4,000. One of the parties objected to confirmation, on the ground that the price was grossly inadequate. The objector offered to bid $5,000 at a resale. The chancellor offered to permit the successful bidder to increase his bid to $5,000, but the bidder refused to do so. The chancellor then set the sale aside and accepted the party’s higher bid of $5,000. We first…