Section 91-7-179 - Sale for appraised value without order

The executor or administrator, without an order therefor, may sell for cash, either at public or private sale, perishable goods or chattels or livestock of the decedent, whether it be necessary for the payment of debts and expenses of administration or not. He may likewise sell any personal property of the decedent necessary for the payment of the debts and expenses, but he shall realize therefor at least the appraised value of such property.Codes, 1880, § 2038; 1892, § 1888; 1906, § 2063; Hemingway's 1917, § 1728; 1930, § 1685; 1942, § 582.