If any person embezzles or converts to his or her own use any of the personal property of a decedent before the appointment of a personal representative, the person shall be liable to the estate for the value of the property so embezzled or converted. No person shall be charged as executor de son tort.
Ark. Code Ann. § 28-49-105
Recovery for property embezzled or converted
Acts 1949, No. 140, § 101; A.S.A. 1947, § 62-2408.
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