Statutes > Georgia Statutes > TITLE 53 - WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES > CHAPTER 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES GENERALLY > ARTICLE 4 - CLAIMS AGAINST OR IN FAVOR OF ESTATE > § 53-7-104 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Prosecution of claim by distributee or creditor; distribution of proceeds by administrator or executor

§ 53-7-104 - (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Prosecution of claim by distributee or creditor; distribution of proceeds by administrator or executor

O.C.G.A. 53-7-104 (2010)
53-7-104. (Pre-1998 Probate Code) Prosecution of claim by distributee or creditor; distribution of proceeds by administrator or executor


If the administrator or executor, for any cause, shall decline to litigate any claim, he may assign the claim to a distributee or creditor, who may at his own expense prosecute the same. After the payment of expenses, any proceeds recovered shall be distributed by the administrator or executor.