Can an executor or administrator of a deceased person be held liable for the debts incurred by the executor and administrator in continuing the trade?

Saskatchewan, Canada


The following excerpt is from Security Lumber Company, Limited v. Ross, 1920 CanLII 310 (SKDC):

In Lovell v. Gibson, 19 Gr. 280, at p. 281, it is held that: The assets of a deceased person are not liable for the debts incurred by an executor or administrator in continuing the deceased’s trade.

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