Legal Opinion

Meyer v. Bishop

New Jersey Court of Chancery

Decided February 15, 1876Published

On petition of Ezekiel M..Patterson to set aside a sale of' mortgaged premises made by the sheriff of. Middlesex.,

1Opinion of the Court

The Vice-Chancellor:.

The petitioner, who claims to liave a' lien,.by virtue of ai judgment recovered by him- against James Bishop, on certain mortgaged premises sold by the sheriff of Middlesex county,, under a fieri facias issued out of this court, seeks to have the-sale set aside,, and a. re-sale made,.for-three-reasons: First,, *142'because it was made in the sheriff’s absence, by a person having no authority to make it; second, because it was made on the day first advertised, without adjournment, against the petitioner’s protest, and contrary to the custom prevailing in that county for many…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Blossom v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1866
  2. Heyer v. DeavesNew York Court of Chancery · 1816

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