An executor or administrator may commence, prosecute, or defend, in the right of the deceased, actions that survive to the executor or administrator and are necessary for the recovery and protection of the property or rights of the deceased and may prosecute or defend the actions commenced in the lifetime of the deceased.
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 1401
Executor or administrator may sue and defend
Amended 2017, No. 195 (Adj
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