Gardner v. Nash

Oxner, Justice.

This action was brought to set aside a sale made by the Master of Darlington County under a decree foreclosing a mortgage given by Etson R. Gardner to the Bank of Harts-ville, and to require the purchaser, K. C. Nash, to reconvey the property to Gardner upon the ground that by Nash’s fraudulent conduct, the bidding was chilled and the property purchased by him at far less than its real value. Joined as defendants with Nash were Edwin P. Guy and James E. Powe to whom two mortgages were given by Nash after he obtained deed from the Master, but the assignee of these mortgages…