Judge Loy Campbell was one of Alabama’s most famous judges. While serving as Jackson County, Alabama District Attorney in 1973 Mr. Campbell was the victim of a car bombing in front of the Jackson County Courthouse. He narrowly survived the attack and became the Circuit Judge of Jackson County.
Auctions United, Inc. sold on four separate days for the Campbell Estate. The sale included properties ranging from river frontage on Little River to commercial property located along Highway 72 in Scottsboro. These sales totaled over $ 4,000,000.00.
In its founding year Auctions United, Inc. sold numerous farms for Farm Credit Service throughout Georgia and South Carolina. 14 properties were sold within a one week time frame. This sale allowed Farm Credit Service to market these properties quickly at market prices. Farm Credit Service was then able to return this capital to the use they were established to perform . . . lending money to farmers.
One of Auctions United, Inc. premier estate / family settlement sales was the Osborn property in Gilmer County, Georgia. The Osborn family owned this property for generations and the ownership had descended into the third generation. It was owned by grandchildren of the original owners. They determined that the fairest and most efficient way to market the property was to have an auction. The auction method allowed them to subdivide the property into small tracts and make it more appealing to the market. It also allowed the heirs to bid on portions of the family property without having to purchase it all. Auctions United, Inc advanced all promotional money including a large survey expense which allowed the property to be divided into small tracts. The auction was considered a huge success.
