The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 071 : Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators
Subchapter 001 : General Provisions
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1401)-
§ 1401. Executor or administrator may sue and defend
An executor or administrator may commence, prosecute, or defend, in the right of the deceased, actions that survive to the executor or administrator and are necessary for the recovery and protection of the property or rights of the deceased and may prosecute or defend the actions commenced in the lifetime of the deceased. (Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
