Vance v. . Vance

In Parker v. Dickinson, 196 N. C., 242, 145 S. E., 231, it is said: “Until a judicial sale has been confirmed, the purchaser is a mere preferred proposer. Confirmation is an act of consent and approval which the court gives to tbe sale, and for all practical purposes, tbe court is the vendor in such cases, and within the limitations prescribed by law, may give or withhold its consent in its discretion. Harrell v. Blythe, 140 N. C., 415, 53 S. E., 232.”

In the instant case, the clerk bad no power to confirm the sale reported by the commissioner until the expiration of twenty days from the date…