Martin v. Porter
Tennessee Supreme Court
KROM CARROLL. "Writ of Error to tbe Chancery Court at Hunt-ingdon, dismissing tbe bill, August Term, 1870. JOHN SOMERS, Oh. cited as to guardian ad litem, Rucker v. Moore, 1 Heis., 726; Daniel v. _H'annegan, 5 J. J. Marsh., 49; Knickerbocker y.
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KROM CARROLL. "Writ of Error to tbe Chancery Court at Hunt-ingdon, dismissing tbe bill, August Term, 1870. JOHN SOMERS, Oh. cited as to guardian ad litem, Rucker v. Moore, 1 Heis., 726; Daniel v. _H'annegan, 5 J. J. Marsh., 49; Knickerbocker y. DeFreest, 2 Paige, 304. As to order of publication, Code 3375, 4354, 4355, 4359. Proof does not support decree, Davidson v. Bowden, 5 Sneed, 129. Sale void, not being advertised thirty days, Code 2145. Report of sale void for uncertainty.
1Opinion of the Court
Feeeman, J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.
Tbe bill is filed in tbis case by James Martin, to set aside a sale of tbe land mentioned in tbe pleadings, made by order of tbe County Court of Carroll county.
Tbe sale was decreed in said Court in order to partition, on tbe ground that it was manifestly to tbe interest of tbe parties, and complainant became tbe purchaser of one of tbe tracts of land so ordered to be sold.
He gave bis notes for payment of tbe purchase money, due. in one and two years from tbe date of tbe sale. Both of said notes bad matured before tbe filing of tbis bill, and…
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