New York Court of Appeals October 11, 1887 (Day v. . Town of New Lots)

Ruger, Ch. J.

The complaint states the following facts as the foundation of the plaintiff’s claim against the defendant, viz.: That the plaintiff purchased certain lands in the town of New Lots, described in the complaint, upon a foreclosure sale for the sum of $7,600, and paid that sum, being the amount of his bid, to the referee appointed to make the

sale;

that said

referee

made the payments