In case of resignation, the executor or administrator and his sureties are bound for all the assets not administered, which have not been delivered over to his successor.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 43 - Wills and Decedents' Estates.
Chapter 2 - Administration of Estates.
Article 12 - Resignation, Removal, etc., of Executors or Administrators.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 43-2-270 - Filing and Recordation of Resignation.
Section 43-2-271 - Liability for Assets Upon Resignation.
Section 43-2-272 - Duty of Probate Court to Grant Letters of Administration Upon Vacancy.
Section 43-2-274 - Appointment of Administrator After Final Settlement.