If a claim is contingent at the time of a decedent's death and a cause of action subsequently accrues on the claim, it shall be presented to the executor or administrator, in the same manner as other claims, before the expiration of six months after the date of death of the decedent, or before the expiration of two months after the cause of action accrues, whichever is later, except as provided in section 2117.39 of the Revised Code. The executor or administrator shall allow or reject the claim in the same manner as other claims are allowed or rejected. If the claim is allowed, the executor or administrator shall proceed to pay it. If the claim is rejected, the claimant shall commence an action on the claim within two months after the rejection or be forever barred from maintaining an action on the claim.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2117.37
Presentation of contingent claims
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Estate of Isaiah Andrews v. City of Cleveland, Ohio (2024)
Most recently applied in Estate of Isaiah Andrews v. City of Cleveland, Ohio (August 2024)
Effective: January 13, 2012; Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 124 - 129th General Assembly
Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.