E. A. Watkins & Bros. v. Jones
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree in chancery of the Circuit Court of Southampton county, in the case of Boykin v. J ones, in which the court refused' to confirm a sale made under its decree, at which sale appellants were reported as the purchasers.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
*7In the chancery cause of Boykin v. Jones and others, there was a decree for the sale of certain real estate. Two commissioners were appointed, one of them counsel for the plaintiff and the other for the defendants, and at the sale George Jones, a son of the defendant John S. Jomes, became the purchaser at the price of $2175. By a decree of the 7th of September, 1905, this sale was confirmed, but, the purchaser failing to comply with the terms of sale, a resale was ordered. The property was again offered and Watkins and Brothers bid the sum of…
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