New Hampshire Statutes
§ 556:21 — Joint Demands
New Hampshire § 556:21
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 556SUITS BY AND AGAINST ADMINISTRATORS
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 556:21 (2026).
Text
The estate of a person deceased and the administrator thereof shall be liable upon joint demands against the deceased and another person, as they would be if the demands were joint and several, unless it appears that it was the intention of the parties that the survivor only should be liable.
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Legislative History
RS 161:14. CS 170:14. GS 179:14. GL 198:14. PS 191:20. PL 302:21. RL 355:21.
Nearby Sections
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§ 556:10
Pending Actions§ 556:11
New Action§ 556:13
Limitation of Recovery§ 556:14
Distribution of Damages§ 556:15
Survival of Other Actions§ 556:16
Real Actions§ 556:17
Real Actions Pending§ 556:18
Appeals§ 556:19
Action by Interested Person§ 556:2
Notice of Claim§ 556:20
Administrator's Death, Etc§ 556:21
Joint Demands§ 556:22
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 556:21, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/556/556%3A21.