If a decree is made against the heir or heirs, or any of them, execution shall be issued against the real estate of the deceased debtor in the possession of the heir or heirs against whom the decree is given.
Code 1858, § 2255 (deriv. Acts 1789, ch. 39, § 1); Shan., § 3988; Code 1932, § 8200; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 30-609.
Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), §§ 850, 866.