Everett v. Forst
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Proceeding by Frances F. Forst, as guardian, for the sale of real estate. From an order dismissing the petition'of Louis A. Everett, that his bid be accepted and the property conveyed to him, and directing the conveyance to another, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This case arose through the sale of real estate by a guardian under an order of court.
It appears that appellee, as guardian for an infant, was directed by the court to sell certain lots in the city of Washington belonging to the estate. After a number of offers for the property had been submitted, the guardian reported that appellant had made an offer of $37,500, whereupon the court entered an order nisi, to “become final and absolute on the 26th day of January, 1920, unless cause to the contrary shall be shown on or before said date.”
On January 27th, one day…
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