Title 11 — ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS

11-301. Execution of writ. The sheriff must execute the writ against the property of the judgment debtor by levying on a sufficient amount of property if there be sufficient; collecting or selling the things in action, and selling the other property, and paying to the plaintiff o…

11-302. Sale of property — Notice. Before the sale of the property on execution, notice thereof must be given as follows: 1. In case of perishable property, by posting a written notice of the time and place of sale in three (3) public places of the precinct or city where the sale…

11-303. Sale without notice — Penalty. An officer selling without the notice prescribed by the last section forfeits $500 to the aggrieved party, in addition to his actual damages; and a person wilfully taking down or defacing the notice posted, if done before the sale or the sat…

11-304. Conduct of sale. All sales of property under execution must be made at auction, to the highest bidder. After sufficient property has been sold to satisfy the execution, no more can be sold. Neither the officer holding the execution nor his deputy can become a purchaser, o…

11-305. Refusal to pay purchase-money — Resale. If a purchaser refuses to pay the amount bid by him for property struck off to him at a sale under execution, the officer may again sell the property at any time to the highest bidder, and if any loss be occasioned thereby, the offi…

11-306. Refusal to pay purchase-money — Rejection of subsequent bids. When a purchaser refuses to pay the officer may, in his discretion, thereafter reject any subsequent bid of such person.

11-307. Limitation of officer’s liability. The two (2) preceding sections must not be construed to make the officer liable for any more than the amount bid by the second or subsequent purchaser, and the amount collected from the purchaser refusing to pay.

11-308. Delivery of property to purchaser — Certificate of sale. When the purchaser of any personal property capable of manual delivery pays the purchase-money, the officer making the sale must deliver to the purchaser the property, and, if desired, execute and deliver to him a c…

11-309. Certificate of sale — Title conveyed. When the purchaser of any personal property not capable of manual delivery pays the purchase-money, the officer making the sale must execute and deliver to the purchaser a certificate of sale. Such certificate conveys to the purchaser…

11-310. Title to real property — Right of redemption — Certificate of sale. Upon a sale of real property the purchaser is substituted to, and acquires all the right, title, interest and claim of the judgment debtor thereto; and all his right, title, interest and claim thereto at …

11-311. Execution of deed by successor in office. When the sheriff who has sold any real estate shall die, resign, be removed from office, or his term of office expire, before executing any good and sufficient deed for such real estate, such deed may be executed by the successor …

11-312. Failure of title — Revival of judgment. If the purchaser of real property sold on execution, or his successor in interest, be evicted therefrom in consequence of irregularities in the proceedings concerning the sale, or of the reversal or discharge of the judgment, he may…

11-313. Contribution between joint debtors. When upon an execution against several persons more than a due proportion of the judgment is satisfied out of the proceeds of the sale of the property of one of them, or one of them pays, without a sale, more than his proportion, he may…