Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 920
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 920
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Executor: includes administrator with the will annexed. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- 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.
§ 920. Liability of executor; rights on return
After the administration and distribution, the executor or administrator shall not be liable to the person so absent and unheard from in any action for the recovery of the estate. If the absent person proves to be alive, he or she shall be entitled to his or her estate notwithstanding a settlement and distribution made pursuant to section 919 of this title, and may bring an action to recover any portion of the estate that anyone received as a result of the settlement and distribution. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)