Leard's Assigned Estate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 34, Oct. T., 1894, from order of C. P. Armstrong Co., June T., 1892, No. 297, refusing to set aside sale by assignee. Exceptions to confirmation of assignee’s sale.
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Appeal, No. 34, Oct. T., 1894, from order of C. P. Armstrong Co., June T., 1892, No. 297, refusing to set aside sale by assignee. Exceptions to confirmation of assignee’s sale. The court below filed the following opinion: “ It appears, by the evidence submitted in support of and against the exceptions filed, that the store house property was put up at public outcry by the assignee, and was bid up to about five hundred dollars, when there arose a question as to the title, at which time the bidding ceased and a conference was held between the attorney of the assignee and W. H. Leard and C.…
1Opinion of the Court
Per. Curiam,
It appears that at a public sale of the assigned estate of William H. Leard, appellant became one of the successful bidders ; and the assignee, having made return of the sale accordingly, asked the court to confirm the same, etc. Exceptions to the confirmation, filed by appellant, having been overruled, the sale was confirmed; and thereupon this appeal was taken. In his opinion overruling said exceptions the learned judge says that, at the time of sale, appellant u knew that the title to this property was not wholly in W. H. Leard, and knew that the title was in W. H. Leard, C.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- De Haven's AppealSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
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