11-1.3 - Power and duty of executor before probate

§ 11-1.3 Power and duty of executor before probate    An executor named in a will has no power to dispose of any part of the  estate  of  the  testator  before  letters  testamentary  or preliminary  letters testamentary are  granted,  except  to  pay  reasonable  funeral  expenses,  nor to interfere with such estate in any manner other than to  take such action as is necessary to preserve it.