Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 12 Sec. 5053

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See

§ 5053. Representative of deceased joint contractor

When one of the several obligors or promisors jointly holden by a contract in writing dies, the representatives of such deceased person and the surviving obligors or promisors may be charged by virtue of such contract in the same manner as if it had been joint and several.