Indiana § 29-1-13-3 - Actions; trespass; waste; costs; examine party
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§ 29-1-13-3. 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.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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