Lasker v. Patrovsky

Plaintiffs contend that defendant was bound by the auctioneer’s oral announcement at the sale that the premises could be used only for residence purposes, and that the representations made in the advertisement of sale fall out of the case. They are right, and unless the execution of the first memorandum made after the premises were knocked down requires the application of rules defeating them, they should prevail. In Keske v. Boeder, 168 Wis. 369, 170 N. W. 247, it was held that auction sales are subject to conditions announced by the auctioneer upon the opening of the sale, and that the…