National Realty Co. v. Lanier

1. A traverse of the sheriff’s official return, filed by an executor, together with and included in an affidavit of illegality to the levy of an execution on property of his testate, in which it is alleged “affiant . . says that since the last term of said court it has come to his notice . . that H. G. White, sheriff, . . made this return of service on the petition,” was amendable at a subsequent term of court to show that his testate, before his death, had no notice of the return of the sheriff, within the time to have traversed the return of the officer, as required by law. See Code, §§…