Court Opinion

ID: 6681108
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-20 21:24:36.510345+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:00:49.077374
License: Public Domain

"T-he..opinion was delivered by
Mr. Justice Watts.
1 2 3 This is an lineal from an order of Hon. Geo. W. Gage, Circuit Judge, corfifirming and approving the report of IT. L. O’Bannon, Esq., master. The report of master fully sets out the facts of the cashv^and will be reported. From the order of his Honor, Judge' Gage, D. P. Key and Thomas Mackay appeal, and allege error in holding that Thomas Mackay should have ph.id the rear’s rent to the petitioner; and in holding that the rent lien of Thomas Mackay, which he was to pay W. W. Bush for part of the land for the year 1913, went to Jhe purchaser at the sale under foreclosure; and in not finding and holding that the bank had first lien on crop of Thorkjas Macka}^ and had the right to collect the same; and that Thomas Mackay in paying the same as he did to the true lawful owner and holder of rent lien was discharged from paying the rent to any other person; and in holding that the purchaser got the whole rent for the year 1913; whereas, it should have been prorated and the purchaser should only have been decreed the proportion of the $75.00 equal to that which would be earned for the use of land from date of purchase in October until the end of the year; and allege it was error to require the respondents to pay the costs as recommended by the master.
*3314 We have a finding by-the master concurred inmy the ciicuit Judge, and we fail to find any errors or abuse of discretion on the part of his Honor as complained of by the appellants, and all exceptions are overruled, and judgment affirmed.
Mr. Justice Gage, having heard this case on Circuit, took no part in the decision on appeal.

Footnote.—As to right of purchaser at judicial sale with respects to rents, see note in A. & E. Ann. Cas. 1912b, 398.