Campbell v. O'neill, Admr.

The action in the trial court was by a petition filed by the appellee Philip B. O’Neill, as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Joseph D. Cronin, deceased, for the sale of the real estate of the decedent to make assets for the payment of liabilities against said estate. The statute (§6-1111 Burns 1933, §3149 Baldwin’s 1934) under which the proceeding was brought is as follows:

“6-1111 (3183). Petition to sell. Whenever an executor or administrator shall discover that the personal estate of a decedent is insufficient to satisfy the liabilities thereof, he shall, without delay,…