Coats v. Veedersburg State Bank

Joseph L. Coats died intestate on July 28, 1938, survived by his widow and their seven children. The appellant is the administrator of the estate. The decedent left no personal property but owned real estate at the time of his death. The appellee The Veedersburg State Bank has unpaid judgments obtained against the decedent in his lifetime, and the expenses of the decedent’s last illness and funeral and the costs of administering his estate are also unpaid.

On November 2, 1939, the appellee bank filed its petition asking the court for an order of execution on its judgments; the administrator…