When the mortgagor is dead, the proceedings to foreclose the mortgage on real estate may be instituted against his executor or administrator. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3870; Code 1868, § 3890; Code 1873, § 3966; Code 1882, 44-14-184 § 3966; Civil Code 1895, § 2748; Civil Code 1910, § 3281; Code 1933, § 67-204.