Supreme Court of Alabama January 15, 1841 (Littell v. Zuntz)

ORMOND, J.

— In England it is almost a matter of course to open the biddings, when a larger sum is offered for the pro*260perty before the confirmation of the sale, and in some instances afterwards. By a long series of adjudications, it has been perfected into a system; and as the general rule, the bidding will be opened whenever an advance of ten per cent, on the former sale is offered.