Courtney v. Hanson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vanderbilt, C. J.

The controversy here involves a dispute between the administrator of William Hanson, deceased, and his heirs at law as to the surplus moneys arising from the foreclosure sale of real estate owned by the decedent. On January 7, 1947, the decedent 'and Carle H. Daube entered into a contract whereby the decedent agreed to sell and Daube to purchase for $25,805 a factory building and site in Hamilton Township owned by the decedent, on which there were two mortgages for $7,000 and $3,000, respectively. Hanson died on January 27, 1947, but…