Actions; trespass; waste; costs; examine party
Sec. 3. Every personal representative shall have full power to
maintain any suit in any court of competent jurisdiction, in his name
as such personal representative, for any demand of whatever nature
due the decedent or his estate or for the recovery of possession of
any property of the estate or for trespass or waste committed on the
estate of the decedent in his lifetime, or while in the possession of
the personal representative; but he shall not be liable, in his
individual capacity, for any costs in such suit, and shall have power,
at his option, to examine the opposite party under oath, touching such
demand.
(Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1303.)
Last modified: May 27, 2006