Wooton v. Hinkle
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. This was a proceeding to set aside a partition sale of certain real estate, of which Hinkle became the purchaser.
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Appeal from Lafayette Circuit Court. This was a proceeding to set aside a partition sale of certain real estate, of which Hinkle became the purchaser. The cause was submitted to the court without a jury, and the following facts were found: Before the sale, Samuel B. Shannon, John S. Shannon and Captain Trigg agreed among themselves to purchase the land at the sale, provided it did not sell for more than twelve dollars per acre, and authorized S. B. Shannon to attend the sale, and bid that price for the land. In pursuance of' this agreement, S. B. Shannon attended the sale, and when the land…
1Opinion of the CourtScott, Judge
There was a motion made for a review of the facts found, but as, in our .opinion, the evidence warranted the finding of the court, we shall proceed to examine the questions of law arising upon the record as presented.
At one time, the law in England seemed to be settled that the employment of puffers at auctions was illegal. (Bexwell v. Christie, Cowp. 395.) Afterwards, acts of parliament imposing a duty on sales of estates at auction, created a different opinion, and seem to have sanctioned the practice. (Sug. on Tend. 24. 1 Eonb. 178.)
In America, where the subject has not been controlled by…
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