Ohio Court of Appeals, 1926

Wheeler v. Lorenz

Wheeler v. Lorenz
Ohio Court of Appeals · Decided January 11, 1926 · Richards
4 Ohio Law. Abs. 253

Wheeler v. Lorenz

Opinion of the Court

RICHARDS, J.

This is a proceeding in error arising out of the action of the Lucas Common Pleas in setting aside a sale of real estate made by the sheriff on execution.

The purchaser bought the property under the misapprehension that he could apply a mortgage which he held on the property in payment of the purchase price.

Only two questions are involved in this case. First, was the order setting aside the sale a final order to which error may be prosecuted? Second, was the court guilty of an abuse of discretion in setting aside the sale? The Court of Appeals held:

1. An order setting aside a sheriff’s sale made on execution is a final order from which a proceeding in error may be prosecuted.
2. Contention that purchaser’s misapprehension was a mistake of law and not a mistake of fact, and therefore setting aside the sale was an abuse of discretion, is not in accord with the authorities on this point.

Judgment affirmed.

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