When a person deceased had contracted in writing to convey real estate, and the party contracted with has performed or is ready to perform the conditions of the contract, or if the contract was verbal and the party contracted with has performed or partly performed its conditions, the judge may license the administrator to make such conveyance as the deceased if alive would be bound to make.
Source. RS 164:10. CS 173:10. GS 182:10. GL 201:10. PS 194:14. PL 305:16. RL 358:16.