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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If any master of the superior court or the sheriff or coroner of any county who has made or shall make sale of any real estate by virtue of an execution against the same shall abscond or depart from the state or be disqualified by law or shall die or have died, or in any way become incapable of making a deed or conveyance for the same, the court out of which such execution issued, upon satisfactory proof that such sale has been fairly and legally made, may appoint another master of the superior court or the then sheriff or coroner of the county, who shall have full power on tender of the purchase-money, or if the purchase-money or any part of it has been paid, then on proof of such payment and on tender of the residue if any there be, to execute and deliver to such purchaser or his legal representative a deed of the real estate so sold. The deed shall be as good and valid and have the same force and effect as if the master, sheriff or coroner who made such sale had executed and delivered a deed for the same in due form of law. The moneys received on such deed shall be paid to the person entitled thereto by law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 2A. Administration of Civil and Criminal Justice 2A § 17-49 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-2a-administration-of-civil-and-criminal-justice/nj-st-sect-2a-17-49/
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