Atherton v. Hughes

Mr. Chibe Justice Cartwright

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by Harry W. Hughes and Joseph M. Hedrick from a decree of the circuit court of Fulton county directing Harvey H. Atherton, administrator de bonis non of the estate of William Hughes, deceased, to proceed according to law and sell twenty-three acres of land of which said William Hugiies died seized, or so much thereof as might be necessary to pay the unpaid claims against said estate.

A freehold is not involved in an ordinary proceeding by an administrator to sell real estate to pay claims allowed against an estate…