Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-25
oFPIrTAL.

OFFICIAL.
Opinions oE the supreu,e Coart o. sias sssfs ts
Of Tennessees deIiVered a. gnsxsons ar +
April Term, Is5s.
Aadnss Hoasoa and oasis "a Rsbsf q. A5cos .s.5 -.
The petitioners and defsndaat Hers isnanfs a. -7
common Of lot No : containing one auartsr Of an
acre in the toWn Of Paris the interest af daendant
being three-fourths thereof Under 3 dscrss "a
chaucery At Paris directing sale 0f said i5l 1frs1
division, the sane Vas s3ld by The Master e tss
9th Of april 1857, 10 The defendant e. $50h on-a e.
credit of tatTe months, be being he hiEhosE bid-
der This sale vas reported % the Court an. 81
the 3uly Tern, 1851, 1ts sale tr1s s1ltr1fsf 1
The petitioners Instituted he present pEocesilsg
Seplem5sr a. 1857, and pray that ssid sale BE- -
aside and the biedings be opened. They aIiege
that the price given for the lot IS not more li ai
iis value and said Andrew Houston oilers % ancs ss
the bid 20 one thousand dollaTs. ThaV stafa fhat.
they are. .non-rssidents and sone of them minorss
that they had actual notice Of said suit u1ln -
ter The sale Vas confirmed; the mode Of pF0tso
hgs being by publication under tas-orisr 81 thss cs
Court The defendants demurra7 % aaid 1siitieaa
vas allowed, and the petition dismissed; Iasre0a
the petitioners appeal % mis- Court.
We may observe that purchaser at q t1ancery
sale acquires title % he ssale uail rsIcrl s1 @
confirmation Of the sale. He s net hahis IL the .r
interim to any lessor i.ury hat EaF ha2pen e ne
estate. and may, On proper gF'q1.s' refuse e sEs
cute the purchase.
Therefore before ood6rmsfss. las biadiuss Ass.
be opened on an Ofsr % sdva1os che pros, IN . -,
sun dsemed sdeouste supported 3Y other rsasoas
ia favor Of The application, in Chidress Huri
Swan r. 492, the advance o. price vas Lairty per
esntum On nine thousand Ave haalf6d dolisfs an .1
also there vas grouRdt6 heisFs hat The rarohsssE m
hedths estate Scr ne usa Of the debor the pee
juaiee Of creditors. So in M0ron Smith 8 Coz.
vs.. Sloan, IL Ham, 2l6, the advance Of the price
gr0ands relied b. The Court in ordsriag th1i ihs
biddings be opened - !, .e.-- 49, -s..r
The tnglish rule is thai before the oonbrmsti0a
Of the sale mere advance Of price l. suhcsnt
ouen the biddings sudgsn FsndoFs, 59 slaz. p
Bat our eases On gsonnds Of He sonsidersd ualicy %
REQ quire something- more fidl Ayes -. 0Hsl,
HumBh. R. 852, Donaldson p 1oung Coker
Hum r. 265. Morton, Smith & Co, IS. Sioaa, ll
Hum. R. 28l. MoMaun ~ FhiPfs saesds B
POO. aF
Rut aflers essf-nafon of ths sale he pu7ohassr
has become lhs oEner Of The estate, IS subiee. l.
anV loss or injury is may sustain, and is bound lt
execute he Terms 81 bis conifa5l md thlrds
fore after 65a6rnssiou, 10 advance 81 pEa.
hcWsvef large vail have tbs aets1t 10 open ihe bids
dings ifeaR only be regarded IS auxiliary . ether
grounds OF much greater UeighL
Thus in WafsonVs Birch yea Jr 81. L issai11es
that in Covers case il vas decided that increase
price alOus is net sufficient; but II fraud ap-
peaFsf thai suspehds The Operation Of The general
sale" So, in White Wilson, I4 YES l5l, lord
Eden referring also to Covers case, states sasFhs
70 be- thas after c5nrmation Of the report unless
hers is some miseonduqt uPan thePaFt of De n
aiyidual who has the benefit Of that eondrmsliod,
the Court will moi open The bidding upon gs1.is
surnrise or circumstances Of that and: aad tfss
tinstly undeFstoodg that report eoHfrmei can n1t
be sbakea unlsss upon suoh circumstances as uera
contained in that case the parly who conirmsd
the report being the steward of the family and
knowing more OF ths oirsuslsianees 81 the estate
than he communicated That aeasa Of surprise,
generated By his own e5nduol, Uhioh-Eord ThurloH
thought gave rightt TO 0Psai biadings in that
iustanee But If ihe purchasers conduct is flir,
there never would be end 90 opening biddinFHaE
ter confirmation Of the report
Il win be seen that inGoWer's sase Whioh 90 fully
illustrates the subject the bidiings we're opoasd En-
the gTouHd Of fraud in the purchaser.
So in Fergus vs. Gore Schoes LEROY, $50
Lord Redesdale held, that sfer conhrmatioa, Tie
bid ings could not be Opensd eK5sPt on the sfoand,
Of fraud in fhs purchaser SD
i Ia Henderson Es. Lowry, Ysrgsr, B. 24s. Css-
ron, G. j., says "After a sale by Master, and
that confirmed, the bidtings cannot Be tpsnsdan
the offer Of igher price alone unless 5o1s eircur
stance Of irstd mistake, or accident has oaoarrsd
in The sale, eF some tTust relation exists bstTsen
the parties.n And Green, p, fully conours;
In Iaun vs. Mcdonald 16 Hum. R. 279, tie pr
chaser for an inGdequais P-Ies vas gaardisa -
hta for certain minors inteEeHted IN the estate aad
the sale vas sst aside On scoo1nt Of she srust rela
ton in ssnfoE@ity 2 he dostrins stated in Hen
We conclude thsl the purchaser, sfJsr. o5nssna-
tion Is g be regarded 81 ogner of the ealate aer
6srding % his puEchasei and bis ttis VII u9t be
disturbed b opening TIE biddings, except ia ease
Of fraud, seoidenl, mistake, or The szistspcs of
reIation in trust.
Noa IN the present oass. nons Of iha grounds
stated can have any applieation. No improper sot
is imputed 10 the purchaser. The lot being easfsd
ct public auction, b the Master, be had perfect
rightto compete wish othersi and being he highest
bidder becams ths purchaser
me notice Of che suiE by pubiioaton Vas Eiqb as
the Law permits and considers valid and vas 81
that could be legally given IN .the case. The na4F
20 advance the price vas in ITSELF 20 gr0uud ior
opening toe biddings and could only be regarded
suEiary. but not neessssry to ons Of ihs Prneipal
grounds before stated.
The minority Of ssms Of the petitioners saanot
alter the ease Thas Is ground to set aside
sale or open the biddings. y there be snY gsegnd
to aunul the decree or the sala made 10 pursuance
thereof the minors have day In Court afier they
come ef age 20 show the erTor--but If there ea 20
error Il viii bind theuI- Mills "a Denning q g.
R. 367.
The dsorseof the chsneellor viii be aeirmet.
TOTTEN, Special Judge.
Test M D. WELoH, Clsrk aad Master.