Ohio § 2115.12 Naming of person executor does not discharge debt

Ohio Statutes

§ 2115.12 — Naming of person executor does not discharge debt

Ohio § 2115.12

Title 21Courts-Probate-Juvenile

Ch. 2115Executors And Administrators - Inventory

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2115.12 (2026).

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The naming of a person as executor in a will  shall not operate as a discharge or bequest of a just claim that  the testator had against that executor. The claim shall be  included among the assets of the deceased in the inventory  required by section2115.02of the Revised Code. The executor  shall be liable for it as for so much money in the possession or  under the control of the executor at the time that debt or demand  becomes due and shall apply and distribute it as part of the  personal property of the deceased.

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The naming of a person as executor in a will shall not operate as a discharge or bequest of a just claim that the testator had against that executor. The claim shall be included among the assets of the deceased in the inventory required by section2115.02of the Revised Code. The executor shall be liable for it as for so much money in the possession or under the control of the executor at the time that debt or demand becomes due and shall apply and distribute it as part of the personal property of the deceased.