§ 1416. Estate not sued when masters appointed; exceptions
Nothing in this chapter shall authorize a claimant to commence or prosecute an action against an executor or administrator where a master is appointed in the proceeding, nor where a time is allowed by an order of the Probate Division of the Superior Court for the executor or administrator to pay the debts against the deceased. Such an action shall not be commenced or prosecuted except as provided by law for that purpose. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 67; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 7.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 71 - Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators
§ 1401. Executor or administrator may sue and defend
§ 1402. Sum recovered paid to person entitled thereto
§ 1410. Representative may compromise claims of the estate
§ 1411. Disputed claim may be referred
§ 1412. Claim between executor and estate
§ 1413. Debt as personalty; representative may foreclose mortgage
§ 1416. Estate not sued when masters appointed; exceptions
§ 1452. When actions for personal injury survive
§ 1453. Survival of causes of action
§ 1455. Heir may not sue until share assigned
§ 1491. Right of action where death results from wrongful act
§ 1492. Action for death from wrongful act; procedure; damages