The discharge of an obligation of the estate by the heir must be treated by the creditors of the estate as having been made for the account of the estate if the heir in the circumstances was entitled to assume that the estate was sufficient to discharge all obligations of the estate.
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Book 5 · Law of succession › Subtitle 3 · Restriction of the liability of the heir › Section 1979
Discharge of obligations of the estate
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