Arizona Revised Statutes
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3702 (2026)
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A person to whom general letters are issued first has exclusive authority under the letters until his appointment is terminated or modified. If, through error, general letters are afterwards issued to another, the first appointed representative may recover any property of the estate in the hands of the representative subsequently appointed, but the acts of the latter done in good faith before notice of the first letters are not void for want of validity of appointment.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2000–2018 · leading case: In Re Est. of Fogleman, 3 P.3d 1172 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000).
In Re Est. of Fogleman, 3 P.3d 1172 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). “section 14-3702(A); however, the court clearly intended to cite A.”
Brisbon v. Chambers (Ariz. Ct. App. 2018). “§ 14-3701 (stating personal representative’s duties and powers commence upon appointment and relate back to give effect to acts performed prior to appointment that are beneficial to the estate); A.R.S. § 14-3702 (stating, when a court erroneously appoints a second personal…”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 14-3702(A) — 1 case
In Re Est. of Fogleman, 3 P.3d 1172 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). “section 14-3702(A); however, the court clearly intended to cite A.”
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