Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 11.48.060 (2026)
May recover for embezzled or alienated property of decedent
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If any person, before the granting of letters testamentary or of administration, shall embezzle or alienate any of the moneys, goods, chattels, or effects of any deceased person, he or she shall stand chargeable, and be liable to the personal representative of the estate, in the value of the property so embezzled or alienated, together with any damage occasioned thereby, to be recovered for the benefit of the estate.
[ 2010 c 8 s 2035; 1965 c 145 s 11.48.060. Prior: 1917 c 156 s 101; RRS s 1471; prior: Code 1881 s 1455; 1854 p 278 s 67.]
Notes:
Larceny: RCW 9A.56.100.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2024 · leading case: Vaughn v. Cohen (W.D. Wash. 2024).
Vaughn v. Cohen (W.D. Wash. 2024). “4 In its prior order, the Court dismissed the Estate’s undue influence claim because the 5 damages remedy sought was unavailable as a matter of law. Dkt. 73 at 14. The Court granted 6 leave to amend, however, “[s]hould the Estate seek to .”
Beverly Young, Blake Boatman, Apps. v. Brian Boatman, Res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “72643-9-1/11 RCW 11.48.060 also expressly gives the personal representative the right to bring an action against an attorney-in-fact for conversion.”
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