Quality Lumber & Millwork Co. v. Andrus

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

This appeal presents an important issue: whether the deed of the personal representative of a decedent, who died intestate, conveyed title to the decedent’s realty to bona fide grantees free and clear of the lien of a prior mortgage against such realty, the mortgage *413having been executed by the decedent’s sole heir1 and recorded within one year subsequent to decedent’s death and while letters of administration were still in effect.

Marie Sedlemeyer (decedent), died, intestate, on April 4, 1956, leaving as her sole heir, Marie Andrus, her daughter. Decedent owned…