Executors and administrators shall collect all money and debts of every kind due to the decedent, and give receipts and discharges therefor, and shall commence and prosecute all actions which may be maintained and are necessary in the course of his administration, and defend all actions brought against him.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.270
Collection of debts, prosecution and defense of suits
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Estate of Harvey v. Luther College (1991)
Most recently applied in Estate of Harvey v. Luther College (February 1991)
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (RSMo 1939 § 94, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 108); Prior revisions: 1929 § 94; 1919 § 93; 1909 § 101
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.