O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 53-7-17 (2019)

Liability on common bond of two or more personal representatives

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If two or more personal representatives unite in a common bond, all the sureties shall be bound for the acts of each personal representative and the personal representatives themselves shall be mutual sureties for each other’s conduct.

History

Code 1981, § 53-7-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.

Annotations

COMMENT This section carries forward former OCGA Sec. 53-7-40. RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms. - 10 Am. Jur. Pleading and Prac-

tice Forms, Executors and Administrators, § 672.