1998 Minnesota Statutes

     524.3-701 Time of accrual of duties and powers.  

    The duties and powers of a personal representative commence 
 upon appointment.  The powers of a personal representative 
 relate back in time to give acts by the person appointed which 
 are beneficial to the estate occurring prior to appointment the 
 same effect as those occurring thereafter.  Prior to 
 appointment, a person named executor in a will may carry out 
 written instructions of the decedent relating to the body, 
 funeral and burial arrangements.  A personal representative may 
 ratify and accept acts on behalf of the estate done by others 
 where the acts would have been proper for a personal 
 representative.  

    HIST: 1974 c 442 art 3 s 524.3-701; 1986 c 444