877.03 Multiple personal representatives to be considered one. In an action or proceeding against more than one personal representative of an estate, all of the personal representatives shall all be considered to be representing the decedent. Service of the summons on one personal representative shall constitute service on all, although the plaintiff may serve each of them. Judgment shall be rendered as if all had been served and execution may be issued against the property of the decedent as if all had appeared.
History: 1979 c. 32 s. 55; Stats. 1979 s. 777.03; 2001 a. 102 s. 101; Stats. 2001 s. 877.03.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 877 - Actions by and against personal representatives, heirs, and legatees.
877.01 - Tort actions on surviving causes.
877.03 - Multiple personal representatives to be considered one.
877.05 - Judgment not to bind realty.
877.07 - Authority of deceased personal representative's personal representative.
877.08 - Liability as executor of his or her own wrong.
877.14 - Rebuttal of inventory.
877.16 - Foreign personal representatives empowered to act.
877.17 - Actions against personal representatives; when allowed; when not.
877.18 - Action to recover from heirs, legatees; parties defendant.
877.19 - Action against heirs and legatees; what may be recovered; costs.
877.20 - Contribution among heirs.
877.21 - Recovery against legatee; contribution.
877.26 - Accounts as evidence.
877.29 - Debts charged upon realty not affected.
877.32 - Judgment, how collected.
877.36 - Debts, order of payment.
877.40 - Preferred debts deducted.
877.41 - Rights and liabilities of posthumous child and witness to will.