43-2-444
Section 43-2-444 Application for sale. The application for the sale of lands, either for payment
of debts or for division, must be made by the executor or administrator in writing, verified
by affidavit, to the probate court having jurisdiction of the estate, must describe the lands
accurately, must give the names of the heirs or devisees, and their places of residence and
must also state whether any, and which of such heirs or devisees, are under the age of 19
years or of unsound mind; and such application may be contested by any party interested in
the estate. (Code 1852, §§1759, 1868; Code 1867, §§2085, 2222; Code 1876, §§2450, 2453;
Code 1886, §2106; Code 1896, §158; Code 1907, §2622; Code 1923, §5851; Code 1940, T. 61,
§246.)...
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43-2-627
Section 43-2-627 Setting off indebtedness of distributee or legatee. (a) If, on final settlement,
any distributee or legatee owes the estate any debt, contracted with the decedent in his lifetime
or with the executor or administrator in his representative capacity, the court shall allow
the same in favor of the executor or administrator, as a setoff against the distributive share
of such distributee or legatee and shall decree satisfaction of his distributive share to
the extent of such debt or demand; but the distributee or legatee may make any defense to
the setoff that would be available to him in a direct proceeding for the recovery of the debt.
(b) In no case shall a decree be rendered in favor of the executor or administrator against
such distributee or legatee for the excess, when the debt is greater in amount than the distributive
share; nor shall the executor or administrator be prevented from prosecuting a civil action
in the proper court for any excess that may be due him...
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43-2-851
Section 43-2-851 Bond. (a) The court must require a personal representative or special administrator
to furnish bond payable to the judge of probate conditioned upon faithful discharge of all
duties of the trust according to law, with sureties as it shall specify. Unless otherwise
directed, the bond must be in the amount of the aggregate capital value of the property of
the estate in the personal representative's control, plus one year's estimated income, and
minus the value of securities deposited under arrangements requiring an order of the court
for their removal and the value of any land which the fiduciary, pursuant to Section 43-2-844,
lacks power to sell or convey without court authorization. The court, in lieu of sureties
on a bond, may accept other collateral for the performance of the bond, including a pledge
of securities or any other assets or a mortgage of land. (b) The court may at any time reduce
the bond of the personal representative or require the personal...
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43-8-51
Section 43-8-51 Controversy as to advancements - Discovery of advancements. Pending administration
of an estate, on the application of the executor or administrator, or someone interested in
the estate, to the probate court where the administration is, alleging on oath that an advancement
has been made by the decedent, and that the value of such advancement is not expressed in
any conveyance or receipt, within the applicant's knowledge, or in any charge made by the
decedent, the judge of probate must issue citation to the distributee or heir alleged to have
received such advancement, requiring him, within a specified time, not less than 30 nor more
than 60 days, to report on oath a list of the property received, the time when and the value
of the same when received, or to deny on oath having received any advancement from the decedent.
If the party alleged to have received the advancement is a nonresident of the state, notice
must be given by publication once a week for three successive...
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6-6-200
Section 6-6-200 Statement of assets - Notice to debtor to file; contents. After the return
of an execution issued by any court in this state upon a judgment against any person or persons
residing in this state, against a firm doing business in this state when a member or members
thereof reside in this state or against a corporation doing business in this state with the
endorsement upon such execution of "no property found," upon the written request
of the judgment creditor filed with the clerk or register, such clerk or register of such
court shall issue a notice to the person, firm, or corporation against whom such execution
shall have been so returned, requiring such person, persons, member or members of such firm
or corporation, through a duly authorized agent, to file in such court within 30 days from
the service of such notice a statement in writing, under oath, of all of the assets of such
person, firm, or corporation, including money, choses in action, notes, bonds, and accounts...

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6-8-68
Section 6-8-68 Executors, administrators, and guardians in probate court. In all cases where
notice is required by law to be given to executors, administrators, and guardians in the probate
court, if affidavit shall be made that such executor, administrator, or guardian has been
absent from the state for more than three months last passed, such notice shall be given by
publication in a newspaper published in the county where such proceedings are had for two
consecutive weeks or, if there is no such paper, by posting at the courthouse door for 15
days. (Code 1896, §3042; Code 1907, §5183; Code 1923, §9259; Code 1940, T. 7, §715.)...

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6-9-193
Section 6-9-193 Issuance of execution in favor of personal representative or successor without
revival. When a plaintiff dies after the entry of a judgment in his favor and such judgment
is unsatisfied, execution may issue thereon in favor of the personal representative of such
deceased plaintiff, and in like manner when a judgment is entered in favor of an executor,
administrator, guardian or trustee who dies, resigns, is removed, or whose authority ceases
from any cause, execution may issue in favor of the successor without a revival. (Code 1867,
§2834; Code 1876, §3176; Code 1886, §2925; Code 1896, §1926; Code 1907, §4149; Code 1923,
§7864; Code 1940, T. 7, §575.)...
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12-11-41
Section 12-11-41 Removal of administration of estates from probate court. The administration
of any estate may be removed from the probate court to the circuit court at any time before
a final settlement thereof, by any heir, devisee, legatee, distributee, executor, administrator
or administrator with the will annexed of any such estate, without assigning any special equity;
and an order of removal must be made by the court, upon the filing of a sworn petition by
any such heir, devisee, legatee, distributee, executor, administrator or administrator with
the will annexed of any such estate, reciting that the petitioner is such heir, devisee, legatee,
distributee, executor, administrator or administrator with the will annexed and that, in the
opinion of the petitioner, such estate can be better administered in the circuit court than
in the probate court. (Acts 1915, No. 680, p. 738; Code 1923, §6478; Code 1940, T. 13, §139.)...

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12-22-170
Section 12-22-170 Stay of sentence when question of law reserved and admission to bail - Felonies.
When any question of law is reserved in case of a felony and it shall be made known to the
court that the defendant desires to take an appeal to the appropriate appellate court, judgment
must be entered against the defendant, but execution thereof must be stayed pending the appeal
and the defendant held in custody. If the sentence is for a term not exceeding 20 years, the
judge must direct the clerk of the court in which the conviction is had to admit the defendant
to bail in a sum to be fixed by the judge, with sufficient surety, conditioned upon his appearance
at the court, from time to time thereafter, as fixed by the court to abide such judgement
as may be entered on the appeal. All proceedings for forfeiture of bail and arrest under this
section shall be had and conducted as is otherwise provided in this code for such proceedings.
(Code 1852, §753; Code 1867, §4304; Code 1876,...
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12-22-76
Section 12-22-76 Execution by lower courts for unpaid costs. Clerks of the circuit court and
probate judges, when cases have been taken from their respective courts to an appellate court
by appeal or other lawful mode and been there decided, if the costs accruing in such lower
courts for transcripts, or otherwise, are not paid by the parties against whom they were adjudged
in the appellate court, may issue executions for costs, returnable into the court in which
such costs accrued. (Code 1867, §3511; Code 1876, §3952; Code 1886, §3639; Code 1896, §456;
Code 1907, §2854; Code 1923, §6113; Code 1940, T. 7, §752.)...
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