# Estreats (Personal Representatives) Act 1692, Section XII: Devastavit lies against Executors, or Administrators of Executors, or Administrators by Right.


And forasmuch as it hath been a doubt whether the said Act did extend to any Executor or Executors Administrator or Administrators of any Executor or Administrator of Right who for want of privity in Law were not before answerable nor could be sued for the debts due from or by the first Testator or Intestate notwithstanding that such Executors or Administrators had wasted the Goods and Estate of the first Testator or Intestate or converted the same to his or their owne use. For remedy whereof Be it further enacted and declared by the authority aforesaid That all and every the Executor and Executors Administrator or Administrators of such Executor or Administrator of right who shall wast or convert to his owne use Goods Chattels or Estate of his Testator or Intestate shall from henceforth be liable and chargeable in the same manner as his or their Testator or Intestate should or might have been any Law or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/4/24/section/XII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/estreats-personal-representatives-act-1692/section-XII
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