Leonard v. O'Neal

This was an action of ejectment. The land of the plaintiff in error was levied on, he being in posses*159sion, an order of condemnation had and venditioni ex-ponas issued,, under which it was sold and purchased by the defendant in error. Leonard waived in writing ■on the order of sale any advertisement of the sale, ■and the sheriff, in his return, stated that advertisement and notice had been waived in writing, on the order of sale by the defendant below. On the trial, the plaintiff proved by the sheriff, over the objection of •defendant, that he gave the defendant, in writing, the twenty days’…