§ 43-2-291 — Rights Terminated by Sentence of Imprisonment

Alabama § 43-2-291

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 43: Wills and Decedents’ Estates
• Ch. 2: Administration of Estates
• Art. 12: Resignation, Removal, Etc., of Executors or Administrators
• Div. 2: Removal and Proceedings to Require New or Additional Bond

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A sentence of imprisonment in the penitentiary, imprisonment in the county jail or hard labor for the county, for a term of 12 months or more, terminates the right of the convict to execute the office of executor or administrator, in the same manner as if he or she had been removed from office and extinguishes all private trusts not susceptible of delegation by him or her.

Legislative History

(Code 1852, §263; Code 1867, §3811; Code 1876, §4511; Code 1886, §4505; Code 1896, §5427; Code 1907, §7636; Code 1923, §5292; Code 1940, T. 61, §179.)