Vaughan v. Myers

Judge Nicholas

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Vaughan purchased, paid for, and received from the sheriff, a conveyance for a tract of land, sold, by metes and bounds, under an execution against Myers ; both the sheriff and Myers having represented, on the day of sale, to the bidders, that those, bounds included certain improvements and cleared land ; none of which, as was subsequently ascertained, were included. Vaughan filed his bill to be relieved from the purchase thus made through the mistake or misrepresentation of Myers and the sheriff, and to compel Myers to pay him the money he had…