Vermont § 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
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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.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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