Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1895

Fidelity Ins. Trust & Safe Deposit Co. v. Byrnes

Fidelity Ins. Trust & Safe Deposit Co. v. Byrnes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 5, 1895 · Dean, Fell, McCollum, Mitchell, Stbrrett
166 Pa. 496; 31 A. 255; 1895 Pa. LEXIS 1237

Fidelity Ins. Trust & Safe Deposit Co. v. Byrnes

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

■ We are not convinced that either of the exceptions to the sheriff’s sale should have been sustained. On the contrary, we think their dismissal, in the circumstances, was a proper exercise of judicial discretion. In the absence of any available assurance that a higher and better price would be realized by the proposed re-sale of the property, there was nothing to justify the court in setting aside the sale, and thus subjecting the plaintiff to further delay and expense in the collection of its claim.

Decree affirmed and appeal dismissed with costs to be paid by appellants.

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