Coffin v. Lesster

Brady, J.:

On the 18th of April, 1882, the respondents offered for sale, at public auction in this city, a lot of land ; and at such sale the appellant bought the premises for $5,700, and signed the usual memoran dum at the foot of the terms of sale. He subsequently refused to accept a deed of the premises for reasons assigned, which were as follows:

First, that certain taxes and assessments were unpaid and were liens upon the property ; second, that he was entitled to twenty-seven feet six inches in width, the lot in fact being only twenty-six feet four inches wide) and third, that the…