A personal representative is a fiduciary who is under a general duty to and shall collect the income from property of the estate in the possession of the personal representative and preserve, settle and distribute the estate in accordance with the terms of the will and ORS chapters 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116 and 117 as expeditiously and with as little sacrifice of value as is reasonable under the circumstances.
ORS 114.265
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case Kidney Association of Oregon v. Ferguson (1992)
Most recently applied in In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of Hostetter (July 2010)
1969 c.591 §123
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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.