The state Superior Court has ruled that a sheriff’s sale of real estate cannot be set aside simply because a buyer comes forward after the fact and makes a substantially higher offer.

A split three-judge panel said Butler County Common Pleas Judge S. Michael Yeager abused his discretion when he set aside the sheriff’s sale of a home after the estate of the homeowner found a buyer willing to pay more than double what it sold for.

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