No executor of an executor shall, as such, be authorized to administer upon the estate of the first testator, but on the death of the sole or surviving executor of any last will, letters of administration with the will annexed, on the estate of the first testator left unadministered, shall be issued.
[ 1965 c 145 § 11.28.060. Prior: 1917 c 156 § 53; RRS § 1423; prior: Code 1881 § 1379; 1863 p 218 § 113; 1860 p 180 § 80.]

NOTES:

Executor of executor may not sue for estate of first testator: RCW 11.48.190.

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Terms Used In Washington Code 11.28.060

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Executor: means a personal representative of the estate of a decedent appointed by will and the term may be used in lieu of "personal representative" wherever required by context. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.