If someone writes a will and names a person who owes them money as the executor (the one in charge of handling the estate), that debt does not go away. The money owed is still considered part of the estate's assets.
473.247. Debt of not . — If any person appoints his debtor executor of his , the appointment does not the debt, but the debt constitutes an in his hands.
(RSMo 1939 § 101, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 101)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 101; 1919 § 100; 1909 § 108
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