Bray v. Darby

Citations

• 82 Ohio St. (N.S.) 47

Syllabus

<p>Claim allowed by executor — As valid against estate — Subsequently disallowed by successor of executor — Four years’ statute of limitations runs from rejection of claim — Section 6113, Revised Statutes.</p> <p>Where a claim presented by a creditor to the executor or administrator of an estate, is accepted and allowed by such executor or administrator as a valid claim against the estate which he represents, but is subsequently disallowed and rejected by the successor of the executor or administrator who allowed it, the four years! statute of limitation provided by Section 6113, Revised Statutes, begins to run in such case only from the time of the rejection of said claim. (Stewart, Admr., v. McLaughlin, Admr., 47 Ohio St., 55S, approved and followed.)</p>