Bare ActsThe Probate and Administration Act, 1977

Section 140

Creditor may call upon legatee to refund

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Creditor may call upon legatee to refund.–– A creditor who has not received payment of his debt may call upon a legatee who has received payment of his legacy to refund, whether the assets of the testator’s estate were or were not sufficient at the time of his death to pay both debts and legacies, and whether the payment of the legacy by the executor was voluntary or not.

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