Candler Justice.
.Unless the-,plaintiff -is- a person- authorizied-to institute this proceeding under the land-registration.act-of 1937, it,is,:settledfoy..,the.dediáions‘-of.this,-.coui’t that this entire proceeding is a nullity. To all civil actions brought in the courts of this State there must be a proper party plaintiff and a proper party defendant. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Inman Park Presbyterian Church, 111 Ga. 677 (36 S. E. 880); Western & Atlantic R. Co. v. Dalton Marble Works, 122 Ga. 774. (50 S. E. 978). .e^tipjg;ppl^iptjff,tp piro.q&qdjpgs,brought under,this:.act, -■.Code .§¡’60-203-.declares: (iSuit Tor-registration of-Title shall be hégúh by a petition to the:court by the ‘person’ brpersqns or corporation claiming, .singly)piycpÍÍ^cíiy.ely,; t9¡pyn,ór;,tp,Iíiaye the power of appointing or disposingof >a-n. estate ini-fee simples in-any land, whether SubjectTo- liens; encumbiances; Or-lesser estate, or ■notTiTAnd ©ode §■60-205--provides:■■‘•‘The petition Shall: include as defendants all persons who1 by thepetition- aré «disclosed To ■have any.-interest,-equity)*orclaim.-adverseTo the-petitioner or otherwise/ vested or -contingent; «upon said-land--or any interest -■tliéfein) and shall-also! incliidé as. dfe-fendhntSalbother-persons -whomut-rhay cpneem.-’5Tn- his work’ on-Land-Registration,- Judge ■■Powell-sáid-.(pk32,A§-27).:-“Not only ¡the owner of a-fee-simple ¡estate sis ¡ a1-proper ¡applicant for th© registration of land] «but such .■aixiapplicationmay¡bemade by anytpersori. or¡pérsons or¡c6rpora■tidnsclaiming.singly or Collectively I--.-To have-the power ofappointing! or disposing;of ato-estatein fee.simple.-1!-Hence any ond .who,has been-.grantedThe power! of! appointment/ by deed= or will, as-to-such an-estate-may-cause;the land to-be--registered, at 1 any Time, prior-To -the-.appdintment ¡taking; effect: Likewise, any trustee:1 (ihcludihg.au executor! who-is the donee- of«ai power of sale •und.erThé will) upon whom the-power; of-sélling The ¿feeds con-:f erred maiy.causethe land tobe registered;, .’.- .When a trustee holds The title buthasn’ocpower-t© sell j ¡.the «cestui qué trust -.should ■join in the application: However;■ a powef to sell1 is-’sufficient to authorize the application! though it is riot a. power!to‘sell at a ¡private sale.” , In this-ease.the record, affirmatively .shpws.that the ápplicant for registration’does’not-own--the la!nds-‘involved,-and unless he, as ádiriiriistfator; had tile power of disposing! of them -in fee simple, he. was ¡wholly withput authority to institute, this proceeding andit-isanullityU “Upon the death of the!owner of ah bstátéin reklty/which estkte’sufvivee.hini, ’the.title shall vest • ijnmediately in,his hpirs at-,law, subject.tq.be..administered ,by, the legal representative,-if there-is< one,--for ¡the-payment.-of debts-and the purposes of distribution.” - Code §’113-901. Before an adfninistrator can sell the lands of his intestate for either of both of - the •mentioned purposes,-.he must by written petition- apply, to "the court of- ordinary for leave tó do so, sbttirig-foithin thepetition the reason for such application; and notice,of his application must ■be: published once.a week for four weeks ¡before the,hearing, in the ’riewépáper in which’the ebürity’&dvertiséments’ are!püblishéd.-: If no objection to. such sale is filed and .the ordinary !js satisfied of the truth of. the allegation.of the.petition,, an, order shall .be passed granting leave orpowerto sell. ■ Oode!§T13-1706T In this1 case the record does.not show that the plaintiffib’s^süchadMiníkfktór, has applied for or. obtained leave or power.,.to .sell .the.iands ,of .his intestate for any purpose-from- the court .of ordinary. Hence, it must be heldthat/he did,,hdt haYéthe’piówerbf disposing bf his intestate.’s lands,-jp.. fee simple when, this ,prpcee4ing was inqtikited; ■and, since the-proceeding is-.a-nullity; it should have been dismissed on thedéferidarit’s mbtiori. ■■ - ■■■ •
tydgment reversed.
All the Justices concur.