146 Ga. 752 | Ga. | 1917
James Wood died in 1882, owning at the time lot of land number 124 in the 15th district of Brooks county. In 1883 dower was set apart to his widow in one third of the lot. During the same year his administrator filed an application to the ordinary, “stating that ,certain real estate, to wit, all of lot of land No. 124 in the 15th land district of said county, except the widow’s dower, belongs to said estate, and that in order to fully administer and pay the debts of said estate it is necessary to sell said land.” Citation was duly issued, and at the next term the ordinary passed an order which recited the application for leave to sell and the publication of notice as required by law,'and declared that the administrator should “have leave to sell all of the real estate belonging to said estate after having given notice and advertised said sale as required by law.” The advertisement described the land as follows: “same being all of lot of land No. 124 in the 15th
Judgment affirmed.