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§ 43-2-138 — Action by Legatee to Recover Legacy

Alabama·Title 43 Wills and Decedents’ Estates·Ch. 2 Administration of Estates·Art. 6 Actions by and Against Executors and Administrators·Div. 1 General Provisions
Any legatee, after six months from the grant of letters testamentary or of administration, with the will annexed, may bring a civil action and recover his or her legacy, upon proof that the executor assented to the same.

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Legislative History

(Code 1852, §1931; Code 1867, §2290; Code 1876, §2634; Code 1886, §2275; Code 1896, §344; Code 1907, §2810; Code 1923, §6049; Acts 1931, No. 725, p. 841; Code 1940, T. 61, §126.)

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Action by Legatee to Recover Legacy
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