McCreedy v. Mier

John Stewart died in April, 1863, in Bureau county, intestate, and leaving a wife and minor children. He left personal property valued at $1292, and a farm worth $4000. A mortgage on the latter had been foreclosed, and the land had been sold under the decree for $1118.79. On the 7tli of May, 1863, James McCreedy, the appellant herein, was appointed administrator upon Stewart’s estate. At that time, he held an interest in the certificate of purchase issued on the master’s sale under the foreclosure, amounting to $191.82, which he had acquired before Stewart’s death. The time of redemption from…