Pattison v. Hogston, Admr.

On Petition for Rehearing.

McMahan, J.

The statute provides that when an administrator files his petition for the sale of the real estate of his decedent, he shall cause an appraisement of the real estate to be made, which appraisement shall be filed in court on or before the hearing of the petition. Acts 1881 (Spec. Sess.) p. 423, §120, §3192 Burns 1926. Section 128 of the same act, §3200 Burns 1926, provides that, previous to the making of an order for the sale of real estate, the administrator shall file a bond in double the appraised value of the real estate ordered sold.

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