Act No. 190 Section 702

Executor or administrator may prosecute and defend suits which survive.

Section 702

SEC. 702. Executor or administrator may prosecute and defend suits which survive. — An executor or administrator may commence, prosecute, or defend, in the right of the deceased, actions which survive to such executor or administrator and are necessary for the recovery and protection of the property or rights of the deceased, and may prosecute or defend such actions or suits commenced in the lifetime of the deceased.

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