9 Kan. 61 | Kan. | 1872
The opinion of the court was delivered by
The only question in this case is, whether the court below erred in refusing to confirm a sheriff sale, and in setting aside the same. The principal objection, urged against the sale is, that it was a sale of two separate town lots in gross, and not separately. The return of the sheriff is perhaps open to two or more different constructions: First, it
In this case the motion to set aside the sale was made by the judgment-debtor, and the question may be asked how could the court below know that he was aggrieved or injured without any special proof of the same? We think that it must be presumed fro® the sale itself, without such special proof, that injury resulted to the judgment-debtor. It can hardly be supposed that lots separated from each other could be sold so advantageously to the judgment-creditor if sold in gross as if sold separately. Many persons might want to bid' on one lot that would not want to bid on the other, or on both. The lots should be so offered for sale as would invite the fullest and freest competition. Offering lots adjoining each other for sale in gross might in some cases accomplish this; but offering lots separated from each other for sale in gross could hardly do so under any circumstances.
We do not think that it is necessary to consider the other points made by counsel for defendant in error. The order of the court below setting aside the sheriff sale is affirmed.