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2007 Minnesota Statutes
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573.06 NEXT OF KIN; LIABILITY FOR DEBTS; CONTRIBUTION.
The next of kin of a deceased person are liable to an action by a creditor of the estate, to
recover the distributive shares received by them out of such estate, or so much thereof as shall
be necessary to satisfy the deceased person's debt, which action may be against all or against
any one or more of them. The plaintiff may recover the value of all assets received by all the
defendants, if necessary to satisfy the plaintiff's demand, and the plaintiff's recovery shall be
apportioned among the defendants in proportion to the value of the assets received by each
without deduction on account of there being other relatives who have received assets. Any one
against whom such recovery has been had may maintain an action for contribution against all
or any other relatives of the decedent to whom assets have been paid, and may recover of each
defendant such proportionate share of the amount paid by plaintiff as the value of assets received
by each bears to the value of all the assets distributed to all the relatives.
History: (9661) RL s 4507; 1986 c 444
The next of kin of a deceased person are liable to an action by a creditor of the estate, to
recover the distributive shares received by them out of such estate, or so much thereof as shall
be necessary to satisfy the deceased person's debt, which action may be against all or against
any one or more of them. The plaintiff may recover the value of all assets received by all the
defendants, if necessary to satisfy the plaintiff's demand, and the plaintiff's recovery shall be
apportioned among the defendants in proportion to the value of the assets received by each
without deduction on account of there being other relatives who have received assets. Any one
against whom such recovery has been had may maintain an action for contribution against all
or any other relatives of the decedent to whom assets have been paid, and may recover of each
defendant such proportionate share of the amount paid by plaintiff as the value of assets received
by each bears to the value of all the assets distributed to all the relatives.
History: (9661) RL s 4507; 1986 c 444
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