Practice question
ExecutorA dies. ExecutorB administers A’s personal estate and claims that appointment automatically gives B authority over the earlier testator’s estate A managed. No independent appointment exists. Which is correct?
- Only the second executor’s preference matters
- The second appointment automatically covers both estates
- All estates merge on an executor’s death
- Rule78 Section2 rejects that automatic succession
- The court has no role
Legal references
- Rules74 and76–79, relevant procedural provisions (current competent court assumed, without obsolete court labels or monetary jurisdiction): https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_72-109_proceedings.html
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