Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 2A:26-6

  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Legatee: A beneficiary of a decedent
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
A legacy or distributive share of an estate in the hands of an executor, administrator or trustee may be attached in an action against the legatee or next of kin.

L.1951 (1st SS), c.344.