Stroup v. Raymond

Citations

• 183 Pa. 279
• 38 A. 626
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 755

Syllabus

<p>Sheriff's sales — Setting aside sale — Discretion of lower court.</p> <p>The setting aside or refusing to set aside a sheriff’s sale is in the sound discretion of the lower court, and unless there be a manifest and gross abuse of that discretion the Supreme Court will not disturb the decree.</p> <p>The setting aside of a sheriff’s sale for no other reason than inadequacy of price is such an abuse of discretion as will require the Supreme Court to reverse the decree.</p> <p>The Supreme Court will not reverse a decree setting aside a sheriff’s sale where it appears that all the parties interested mistakenly supposed that the property was sold subject to a mortgage, when in fact it was not, and by reason of such mistake the property was knocked down for a grossly inadequate sum.</p>