Estate of Riddle

Citations

• 1 Coffey 215

Syllabus

<p>Letters of Administration.—Who may Apply for.—The person to whom letters of administration are issued must apply by his own petition, signed by himself or his counsel; a petition by an heir for the appointment of another person is insufficient, and an order appointing an administrator on such petition must fall. Such petition is in effect no petition, and is not subject to amendment.</p> <p>Administrator’s Sale.—The Court Should Require an Additional Bond from the administrator upon ordering the sale of any real property belonging to the estate.</p>