Moore v. McJudkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Conway Chancery Court; Jordan Sellers, Chancellor; STATEMENT OE FACTS. The appellants and appellees owned, respectively, an undivided half interest in a certain lot in the city of Morrilton, Arkansas. In a decree for partition, the land was ordered to be sold. A commissioner was appointed to make the sale, and, after advertising the land in obedience to the decree, sold the same at public sale.
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Appeal from Conway Chancery Court; Jordan Sellers, Chancellor; STATEMENT OE FACTS. The appellants and appellees owned, respectively, an undivided half interest in a certain lot in the city of Morrilton, Arkansas. In a decree for partition, the land was ordered to be sold. A commissioner was appointed to make the sale, and, after advertising the land in obedience to the decree, sold the same at public sale. The land was bought in for the appellee by their agent, Jim Oliver, who bid for same the sum of $200. The commissioner reported the sale to the chancery court. The appellants filed…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating .the facts). The undisputed evidence shows that two houses, practically new, were on the lot at the time of the sale which had cost $950; that the appellants were offering to pay cash the sum of $600. It is clear that the advertisement was not in the newspapers having the greatest circulation and best calculated to bring the notice to the attention of the public .in the town of Morrilton. Only two parties were present, the purchaser and a real estate broker who offered to loan the money to the purchaser to pay for the property.
A decided preponderance of the evidence…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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