Dickinson v. Clement

Citations

• 87 Va. 41
• 12 S.E. 105
• 1890 Va. LEXIS 87

Syllabus

<p>1. Judicial Sales—Resale.—Where judgment debtor bought his own land at sale under decree in creditors’ suit against him, and failed to pay the purchase-money: held, a resale on terms of one-fourth cash and balance in one, two and three years is not inequitable under Code, section 3397.</p> <p>2. Idem—Credits—Case at bar.—Where decree to sell debtor’s land in judgment creditor’s suit, and the creditors garnishee bonds of previous purchasers of land from debtor, but realize nothing: held, debtor is not entitled to credit on the judgments for amount of said bonds, and in fact have no right to go on the lands sold until the lands retained by him have been exhausted. Code, l 3575.</p> <p>3. Appellate Pbactice—Harmless error.—Where error in amount of decree is released according to Code, section 3451, this court will not revérse the decree on that account.</p>