Section 43-2-28 Death of Sole or Surviving Executor

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Alabama Code › Title 43 › Chapter 2 › Section 43-2-28

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No executor of an executor can, as such, administer on the estate of the first testator; but on the death of a sole or surviving executor, letters of administration with the will annexed may be granted to the persons entitled thereto, as in any case in which a sole executor has renounced his or her appointment.

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