Rhode Island General Laws 33-14-12. Accounting between executors and administrators
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Whenever two (2) or more persons shall have letters testamentary or letters of administration granted to them, and any one or more of them shall refuse or neglect to apply the property in his, her, or their hands to the settlement of the estate, or to the payment of the debts or funeral charges of the testator or intestate, or shall refuse to account with the other executor or administrator, the aggrieved executor or administrator may bring his or her action against the others for an accounting.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 839; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 25; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 25; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 23; G.L. 1956, § 33-14-12.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 33-14-12
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.