Claims of testator against executor not discharged; disposition; liability of surety

§ 20–903. Claims of testator against executor not discharged; disposition; liability of suretyThe naming of a person as executor in a will is not a discharge or bequest of a just claim which the testator had against him. The claim shall be included among the credits and effects of the deceased in the inventory, and the executor is liable for it, as for so much money in his hands, at the time the debt or demand becomes due. He shall apply and distribute it, in the payment of debts and legacies and among the next of kin, as part of the personal estate of the deceased. However, the sureties of the executor are not liable where the claim against the executor would have been uncollectible if another person had been executor.