Merchants Bank v. Roberts

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that the owners of land are qualified to express an opinion of its value, merely by virtue of their ownership
• finding that defendants would “suffer a severe penalty” if properties were sold for less than 50% of the fair market value
• vacating sale based not only on unconscionable price but also on credible argument that wrong parcel was sold
• vacating sale based not only on unconscionable price but also on credible argument that wrong parcel was sold
• “A decisive factor is whether the party asking for the continuance has shown diligence in proceeding with the cause.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).