The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1417)
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§ 1417. Prosecution of action
A person having a contingent or other claim against a deceased person may prosecute
the claim against the executor, administrator, heirs, devisees, or legatees. An action
commenced against the deceased before death may be prosecuted to final judgment. A
claimant having a lien on the real or personal estate of the deceased, by attachment
previous to death, on obtaining judgment, may have execution against the real or personal
estate. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 68; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)