Lyons v. Bauman

When the defendant, the purchaser of the plaintiffs real property at a sheriffs sale, disputed the amount tendered by the plaintiff to redeem the property under G. L. c. 236, § 33, the plaintiff brought this action under G. L. c. 236, § 40. The controversy concerns only the amount of interest owed the defendant. When he purchased the property, he paid the amount of the judgment against the plaintiff, interest on that judgment up to the time of the sale, and costs. The plaintiffs tender included the defendant’s purchase price with interest thereon from the date of the sale. The defendant…