Anderson's Adm'r v. Bradley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Probate Court of Madison. . In the matter of the estate of Richard W. Anderson, deceased, on the application of Mrs. Isabella M. Bradley for an order requiring the administrator de bonis non, H. L. Olay, to execute a conveyance of certain lands, which had been sold by the administrator in chief, under an order of said court, and of -which the petitioner claimed to have since become the purchaser.
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Appeal from the Probate Court of Madison. . In the matter of the estate of Richard W. Anderson, deceased, on the application of Mrs. Isabella M. Bradley for an order requiring the administrator de bonis non, H. L. Olay, to execute a conveyance of certain lands, which had been sold by the administrator in chief, under an order of said court, and of -which the petitioner claimed to have since become the purchaser. The petition was filed on the 13th June, 1879, and alleged that said Richard W. Anderson died, intestate, in January, 1859, being seized and possessed of certain lands particularly…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
Section 2468 of the Code of 1876 provides, that after confirmation of a sale of land made under authority of the Probate Court, “ when the purchaser has paid the whole of the purchase-money, on his application, or that of the executor or administrator, the court must order a conveyance to be made to such purchaser, by such executor or administrator, or such other person as the court may appoint, conveying all right, title and interest, which the deceased had in such lands at the time of his death.” The word purchaser here must be construed to mean the original vendee or buyer, who acquired by…
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