20 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3172

 Register's responsibility.

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§ 3172.  Register's responsibility.

If any register shall grant letters without having taken such bond as is required by law, he and his surety shall be liable to pay all damages which shall accrue to any person by reason thereof. Nothing herein stated shall be deemed to relieve the personal representative from liability which would otherwise be imposed upon him by law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: Hidden Creek, L.P. v. Lower Salford Township Authority
Hidden Creek, L.P. v. Lower Salford Township Authority (2015) pacommwct · cites it 2× “20 Pa.C.S. § 3172. 13 considerations of the various factors found in Section 1921(c) [of the SCA].”
Dorsey v. Redman (2011) pacommwct · cites it 3× “At issue in this appeal is the interplay of Section 3172 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (PEF Code), 20 Pa.C.S. § 3172, which statutorily imposes liability on a register of wills to pay for damages that have accrued to any person when the register does not secure a…”
MFW Wine Co. LLC v. PA LCB, Aplt. (2024) pa · cites it 2× “At issue in Dorsey was whether the 1980 Tort Claims Act immunized the Register of Wills from suit under Section 3172 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (“PEF Code”), 20 Pa.C.S. § 3172 (effective July 1, 1972).”
Log Cabin Property, LP v. PA LCB, Aplt. (2024) pa · cites it 2× “At issue in Dorsey was whether the 1980 Tort Claims Act immunized the Register of Wills from suit under Section 3172 of the Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (“PEF Code”), 20 Pa.C.S. § 3172 (effective July 1, 1972).”
Hidden Creek, L.P. v. Lower Salford Twp. Authority (2015) pacommwct “20 Pa.C.S. § 3172. 13 Dorsey, 96 A.3d at 341 .”
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