Case Name: The sale of the Real Estate of Thomas M. Cornwall
Court: New York Surrogate's Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1870
Citations: 1 Tuck. Surr. 250
Docket Number: 
Parties: The sale of the Real Estate of Thomas M. Cornwall.
Judges: 
Reporter: Tucker's Surrogate's Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 250–250

Head Matter:
The sale of the Real Estate of Thomas M. Cornwall.
Real estate "of an intestate cannot be sold to pay expenses of administration. " 1 "

Opinion:
The Surrogate.
Georgiana Cornwall and Jacob 'Weeks, administrators of the goods of "Thomas M. Cornwall, deceased, petition for leave to sell the lands óf their intestate for the payment of his debts.
The pétition doe's not show any debts outstanding .against their intestate. It shows the incurring of certain expenses of administration by the-administrators. Beal estate cannot be sold to pay- administrators'" expenses. Petition denied.