Powers of personal representative before issuance of letters
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Foley v. Silvagni (1960)
Most recently applied in In Re Silvagni's Estate (March 1960)
[37:107:1941; 1931 NCL § 9882.37]—(NRS A 1999, 2270)
1. If a will has been admitted to probate, the court shall direct letters thereon to issue to the personal representative named in the will, who shall appear and qualify.
2. No person has any power as a personal representative until he or she qualifies, except that, before letters are issued, he or she may pay the funeral charges and take necessary measures for the preservation of the estate.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.