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Fla. Stat. § 733.309 (2025)

Executor de son tort.

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733.309 Executor de son tort.—No person shall be liable to a creditor of a decedent as executor de son tort, but any person taking, converting, or intermeddling with the property of a decedent shall be liable to the personal representative or curator, when appointed, for the value of all the property so taken or converted and for all damages to the estate caused by the wrongful action. This section shall not be construed to prevent a creditor of a decedent from suing anyone in possession of property fraudulently conveyed by the decedent to set aside the fraudulent conveyance.
History.—s. 1, ch. 74-106; s. 65, ch. 75-220; s. 991, ch. 97-102; s. 104, ch. 2001-226.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Albritton v. Est. of Albritton, 731 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).
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Albritton v. Est. of Albritton, 731 So. 2d 154 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). · cites it 2× “This conclusion is supported by section 733.309, Florida Statutes, (1997), which provides in material part: Executor de son tort.”
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