McKean v. Vick

This was a petition in the county court of Williamson county, by the administrator, against the widow and heirs at law of Evan T. Wiley, deceased, to sell real estate to pay debts.

Among other defences interposed by the answer was that of laches—that the petition was not filed until after the expiration of more than seven years from the grant of letters of administration. The county court disallowed the defence, and decreed a sale of the real estate in conformity with the prayer of the petition.

Although numerous errors are assigned upon the record, in the view we have taken of the ease it will…