§ 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.)
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