{"data":{"id":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5053","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"12 V.S.A. § 5053","heading":"Representative of deceased joint contractor","body":"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.","path":["Title 12: Court Procedure","Chapter 175: Joint Contracts"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/12/175/05053","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T16:49:57Z","sha256":"0a6753260920c56f0c12d08ab14915cf390b8ad17993871c97b05aaef4a2961e","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5052","next":"us-vt/12-v.s.a.-5054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}