Ahlstrom v. Lyon (1942)
Decided: November 17, 1942 (submitted October 29); Belt, J.
Source note (2026-10-18):
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Facts and holding
A sheriff sold sheep, horses, hay and equipment for USD 250 on a USD 659.54 judgment. The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed the order setting aside the sale: the property was already in a receiver’s custody in another court’s proceeding, and the price was grossly inadequate enough to shock the conscience. The purchaser was a necessary party entitled to be heard; his general appearance supplied personal jurisdiction. The debtor tendered the price plus interest back to the purchaser.
Limits and source
The complete opinion was retrieved by ordinary curl and the web reader from the linked reproduction of CourtListener data. The complete reporter transcription, also retrieved by ordinary curl, distinguishes the submission and decision dates; the first reproduction’s metadata conflates them. The opinion establishes historical personal-property vacatur grounds, not a universal deadline or automatic invalidity for every low bid.
Good-law status
needs_verification. Comprehensive later treatment and subsequent statutory effects remain unverified.
The complete reporter text of Hornbuckle v. Harris, 69 Or App 272, 276, 686 P2d 418 (July 25, 1984), was retrieved 2026-10-17. It cited Ahlstrom for equitable relief from a conscience-shocking execution price, but involved homes and old real-property statutes. That confirms one later application, not a current personal-property filing deadline or exhaustive treatment.
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