{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.273","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.273","heading":"Actions instituted by or against decedent, duties.","body":"Executors and administrators shall prosecute and defend all actions commenced by or against the decedent during his lifetime which are maintainable by or against the executor or administrator.","path":["Title XXXI - TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY","Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=473.273","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"36c000e860993d61f32c5b2baf92baacfa394bfcf549ce2ce862f8e3fa00d4dc","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.270","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-473.277"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}