65 Fla. 325 | Fla. | 1913
This is a suit for the partition of certain described lands, in which a decree was rendered, appointing commissioners to make a partition thereof between the complainants and defendants, in accordance with their respective interests as set forth in the decree.
The commissioners made a report to the effect that the lands were so situated that a partition thereof could not be made without great prejudice to the owners thereof, whereupon the court made an order directing a sale of the lands by the commissioners at public auction. The
We are of the opinion that each assignment is without merit. At the time of making the order for the first sale the court had before it affidavits to the effect that the lands were worth from $1200.00 to' $2000.00. The confirmation of the sale was a matter which rested within the sound judicial discretion of the court. See 30 Cyc. 991; 15 Ency. Pl & Pr. 822, and the authorities cited in the respective notes.
' We said in Padgett v. State, 64 Fla. 389, 59 South. Rep; 946, text 950, that, as a general rule, in matters which rest within the judicial discretion of the trial court, an .appellate court will not interfere except where an abuse ¡of such discretion is made to appear. We added that we thought that this was a salutary rule which would con-due'e-to-the administration of justice. The fact that the appellant himself bid $1055.00 for the lands at the second
Orders affirmed.