§ 91-7-207. Failure to give bond
If an executor or administrator who has been ordered to sell land of a decedent fail to give the bond required, the court may, after five days’ notice to the executor or administrator, direct a master or special commissioner to make the sale, who shall give bond with sureties, as the executor or administrator was […]
§ 91-7-209. Purchase-money a charge on property
Where the property of a decedent shall be sold by order of the court in which the estate is being administered, and the price paid at such sale for the property has been applied to the payment of debts for which the property might lawfully have been sold, or has been distributed to the heirs, […]
§ 91-7-211. Estoppel from receipt of purchase-money
Nothing in Section 91-7-209 shall hinder the application of the doctrine of estoppel to assert title to adult heirs who received a share of the purchase-money of land as heretofore announced and applied in this state. The same rule may be applied to minors, persons of unsound mind, convicts of felony, and other wards whose […]
§ 91-7-213. Borrowing money to pay claims
When an executor or administrator shall discover that the personal property will not be sufficient to pay the debts of the decedent and the expenses of the administration of the estate, he may file a petition in the chancery court in which the estate is being administered, for the purpose of borrowing money to be […]
§ 91-7-195. Creditors may apply for sale of property
Any creditor of the decedent whose claim against the estate is registered shall have the right to file a petition, as the executor or administrator may, for the sale of land or personal property of the decedent for the payment of debts. The court shall hear and decide upon such petition, and decree as if […]
§ 91-7-197. Interested parties to be cited upon petition to sell property
When a petition shall be filed to sell or lease land to pay debts or otherwise affecting the real estate of a deceased person, all parties interested shall be cited by summons or publication, which shall specify the time and place of hearing the petition. If the petition be filed by a creditor or by […]
§ 91-7-199. Hearing and decree
The court, after service of summons or proof of publication, shall hear and examine the allegations and evidence in support of the petition and the objections to and evidence against it, if any. If on such hearing the court be satisfied that the land ought to be sold to pay the debts of the descendent […]
§ 91-7-201. Mistake in description of land may be corrected
If any mistake shall be made in the description of any land of a decedent sold or leased, either in the petition, decree, or other part of the proceedings, the same may be corrected by the court on petition of the creditor or purchaser or his assigns, and on citation to the executor or administrator.
§ 91-7-175. Sale of perishable property
The court or clerk may order the sale of perishable property on such notice as may be prescribed, whether required for the payment of debts or not.
§ 91-7-177. Private sale of personal property
The court, or the chancellor in vacation, may authorize the executor or administrator to sell personal property at a private sale.