Ex parte: Van Breda [1911] ZATPD 47 (18 April 1911)

Executor - Sales - Purchase by Executor - Confirmation by Court -  Procedure

In a petition by an executor for confirmation of a purchase by him of property of the estate, information must be given as to the name and whereabouts of the heirs and the condition of the estate.

An executor who makes such a purchase, as a rule, should notify the heirs of that fact.