Joint contracts and judgments deemed joint and several
Sec. 5. Every contract executed jointly by the decedent with any
other person or persons, and every joint judgment founded on such
contract, shall be deemed to be joint and several for the purpose
contemplated in section 4 of this chapter; and the amount due
thereon shall be allowed against the estate of the decedent as if the
contract were joint and several.
(Formerly: Acts 1953, c.112, s.1405.) As amended by Acts 1982,
P.L.171, SEC.38.
Last modified: May 27, 2006