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
002
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SURVIVAL OF CAUSES
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 1455)
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§ 1455. Heir may not sue until share assigned
When an executor or administrator is appointed and assumes the trust, an action of
ejectment, or other action to recover the seisin or possession of lands, or for damage
done to the lands, shall not be maintained by an heir or devisee until there is a
decree of the Probate Division of the Superior Court assigning the lands to the heir
or devisee, or the time allowed for paying debts has expired, unless the executor
or administrator surrenders the possession to the heir or devisee. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)