The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 12 : Court Procedure
Chapter 175 : Joint Contracts
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 5053)-
§ 5053. Representative of deceased joint contractor
When one of the several obligors or promisors jointly holden by a contract in writing dies, the representatives of such deceased person and the surviving obligors or promisors may be charged by virtue of such contract in the same manner as if it had been joint and several.
