Bartley v. Tackett

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Cammack

— Affirming.

In this action which was instituted by the appellant, Levi Bartley, there is involved the title to a tract of land in Pike County which was sold in 1932 to settle the estate of Dr. Willard Tackett. The record shows that Ben Roberts was high bidder at the commissioner’s sale held in 1932, but Bartley’s name appears above that of Roberts on the purchase bond. Bartley alleged that he made a cash payment of $265 on the land and executed bond for $440, which represented the remainder of the purchase price. When he instituted this action in 1944…