City of Owensboro v. Hardwick

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Willis

Affirming.

Certain purchasers of real property, sold pursuant to a decree of court, excepted to the report of sale and objected to confirmation on the ground that a good title had not been acquired. The circuit court overruled the exceptions and confirmed the sale, to reverse which ruling the purchasers have prosecuted an appeal. The action was one for the sale and division of the proceeds of indivisible real estate jointly-held and in possession of the parties. Civil Code of Practice, sec. 490. John Thixton, Sr., at the time of his death, in May, 1914, was…