Any bond entered into in accordance with the laws of any other state of the United States, conditioned for the proper performance by any person or persons of the duties of executor, administrator, guardian or trustee, to the acceptance of the court having jurisdiction, may be enforced, in case of breach, against any obligors therein, resident within this state, by an action in the name of the person or persons who would be entitled to sue thereon in the proper courts of such other state. All such suits, in respect to the security for the costs by endorsement, and the effect of the judgments rendered in the same, shall be governed by the provisions concerning actions on probate bonds contained in § 52-117.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 52-74

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.