Execution begun to be executed
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 56 U.S. 189 - Thomas Rockhill v. Robert Hanna · 1853Most cited · 8 citing opinions
An execution levied on land, is begun to be executed, and is an election of the remedy by sale of it; and the mere delay of the sale, if not fraudulent, injures no one and cannot postpone the rights of the creditor who has first seized the land and taken it into the custody of the law for the purpose of obtaining satisfaction of his judgment.
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