Frazer v. Consolidated Novelty Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor :
Whatever the practice may have formerly been with respect to the necessity of confirmation of sale before the purchaser could be held liable for damages incident to a re-sale which his default rendered necessary, the case of Camden v. Mayhem, 129 U. S. 73, 9 S. Ct. 246, 32 L. Ed. 608, is a clear authority for the proposition that, under facts such as we have here, confirmation of the sale by the court is not a pre-requisite to the defaulting purchaser’s liability. In that case, however, it is to be noted that one fact existed which is absent here. I refer
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Camden v. MayhewSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Griel v. RandolphSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Cowper v. Weaver's Admr.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
3Cited by2 opinions
- Frazer v. Consolidated Novelty Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1929
- Hegarty v. American Commonwealths Power Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1932