Watson's administrator v. Violett

JUDGE WILLIAMS

delivered the opinion oe the court:

The sale of the land had been ordered by the chancellor, and Violett bid it off at the commissioner’s sale. He failed to execute the bonds for the purchase price, which the commissioner reported to court. The court, on motion, awarded a rule against Violett to show cause why he did not execute the bonds and take the land; to which Violett appeared and successfully resisted the motion, the court seeming to be under the impression that such sales were embraced by the statute of frauds and perjuries.

Another rule was awarded against Violett to show…