Section 43-2-138 Action by legatee to recover legacy.
Section 43-2-138
Action by legatee to recover legacy.
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 legacy, upon proof that the executor assented to the same.
(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.)