Glenn v. Wootten
High Court of Chancery of Maryland
[The real estate of William T. Wootten, deceased, was decreed to be sold, under the proceedings in this case, for the purpose of paying his debts. The decree directed the trustee to give “ at least three weeks previous notice, inserted in some newspaper printed in Prince George’s County, and such other notice as he may think proper, of the time, place, manner, and terms of sale,” which were one-third cash, and the residue in two equal annual instalments.
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[The real estate of William T. Wootten, deceased, was decreed to be sold, under the proceedings in this case, for the purpose of paying his debts. The decree directed the trustee to give “ at least three weeks previous notice, inserted in some newspaper printed in Prince George’s County, and such other notice as he may think proper, of the time, place, manner, and terms of sale,” which were one-third cash, and the residue in two equal annual instalments. The trustee, Mrs. Margaret Wootten, in her report states, that having advertised the land for more than three weeks, she postponed the sale…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
This case is submitted upon exceptions to the sale reported by the trustee, Mrs. Margaret Wootten, and the depositions and arguments, in writing, of the solicitors of the parties, have been read and carefully considered by the Court.
*516The exceptions, so far as they refer to the manner in which the property was sold, and the amount at which it was struck off to'the reported purchaser, are not, in my judgment, sustained. Upon examining and carefully analyzing and collating the proof, I find nothing to raise a reasonable doubt either of the perfect fairness of the sale, or that the…
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