Wilson v. H.M.A., L.L.C.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

In November 1998, Eloise Hamler sued Annie Ruth Wilson and several other individuals, seeking a sale of real estate that they jointly owned and a division of the proceeds. The trial court ordered that the real property be sold to the' highest bidder in a sealed-bid auction. Peyton Cochrane submitted the highest bid — $86,100; that bid was contingent, however, upon Coch-*296rane’s being able to purchase adjoining real property owned by Wilson. Wilson declined to sell her adjoining real property, so Cochrane’s bid was rejected. H.M.A., L.L.C., had submitted the next highest bid —…