Ackerson v. Orchard

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

This is an action of ejectment brought by appellants to recover certain lands situate in the county of Pierce. William E. Ackerson died intestate in July, 1884, seized of the lands in controversy, and appellants claim title *378thereto as his heirs. The respondents, through mesne conveyances, claim the land by virtue of an administrator’s sale made March 8, 1887. Appellants claim that the probate court never acquired jurisdiction to order a sale of said lands for the following reasons, and that the purported sale is void.

The record shows that one…