Griffith v. Jenkins

Irvine, O.

This is an appeal by the vendee from an order confirming a sale of land made under a decree foreclosing a contract for the sale thereof for default of payment. The sole ground urged for reversing the order of the district court is that the order of confirmation was conditioned upon the purchaser’s raising his bid from $1,956 to $2,500.

It is contended that the court may not impose conditions changing the terms of the sale, and confirm the sale upon compliance with those conditions; and that the court cannot open up the sale and then accept bids after the officer has made his return.…