Griffin v. Coffey

Judge Simpson

delivered' the opinion of the Court.

Under an execution against Griffin, the dower interest of his wife in a house and lot which had belonged to her former husband, was sold by the Sheriff and purchased by Gann. The property having been conveyed to Gann by the Sheriff, but being subject to redemption, was conveyed by him to Coffey, who paid him the full amount of his debt against Griffin, not only including the amount bid by him, but also the balance of his debt, for which an execution had issued, and was in the hands of the Sheriff at the time, for the purpose of having it levied…