Clay v. Hopkins

The Chief Justice

delivered the opinion.

Samuel and Robert Purviance being the proprietors of ⅛ large quantity of land, in Henderson’s grant, conveved it, in trust, to Samuel Moale. He Sold it to Henry Purvi-ai.ee for $s1(jü,(j00, who mortgaged it to Moale to secure the payment of the purchase money. To foreclose this mortgage a bill was filed in the circuit court of the United Slates for the district of Kentucky, which decreed a sale of the premises and appointed commissioners for that purpose, who were directed to sell in such parcels as were likely to be most productive, and on a credit of…