Mullaney v. Cutting
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winneshiek District Court. — A. N. Hobson, Judge. Action in equity to set aside a sheriff’s sale of real estate and the sheriff’s deed executed pursuant thereto. There was a decree in the lower court for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, C. J.
1. Execution: sale: manner, conduct and validity: sale without redemption : strict compliance with statute. The sale in question was had upon general execution under a judgment against the plaintiff. The amount of the judgment, with interest and costs, was $1,056. The land sold was a farm of 280 acres, worth from $135 to $150 an acre, and encumbered by mortgage to the extent of $16,000 or $17,000. The property was sold for the amount of the judgment, no other hid being received. The defendant was the attorney for the execution *549plaintiff, but made his bid in his own behalf. Upon the acceptance…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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