Ballou v. Sherwood

This appeal was taken from an order confirming the sale of real estate by a special master commissioner under a decree of foreclosure. The first objection urged against the sale is that the amount of taxes against the real estate was not deducted in making the appraisement. This point is not available to the appellant, because he was not prejudiced by the omission to deduct from the real value of the premises the amount of tax liens. Had the deduction been made as contemplated by statute, the interest of the appellant in the property would necessarily *21have been appraised at a smaller snm than…