Act No. 190 Section 747

Estate to be retained to meet claims.

Section 747

SEC. 747. Estate to be retained to meet claims. — If the court is satisfied from the report of the committee, or from proof exhibited to it, that such contingent claim is valid, it may order the executor or administrator to retain in his hands sufficient estate to pay such contingent claim, when the same becomes absolute, or, if the estate is insolvent, sufficient to pay a portion equal to the dividend of the other creditors.

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