No executor or administrator shall purchase any property belonging to the estate which is sold either at public or private sale, unless written consent thereto is filed by the distributees.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.477
Executor or administrator not to purchase, exception
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 474 F. Supp. 763 - Hunter v. United States (1979)
Most recently applied in 474 F. Supp. 763 - Hunter v. United States (July 1979)
Effective: 28 Aug 1955; (RSMo 1939 § 161, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 174); Prior revisions: 1929 § 162; 1919 § 161; 1909 § 170
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.