{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-1553","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14 V.S.A. § 1553","heading":"Forfeiture by person embezzling before letters issued","body":"If a person embezzles or converts any of the property of a decedent before the appointment of the executor or administrator, the person shall be liable to the executor or administrator of the estate for double the value of the property embezzled or converted, to be recovered for the benefit of the estate.","path":["Title 14: Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Chapter 073: Proceedings for Recovery of Property Embezzled and Fraudulently Conveyed"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/073/01553","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"abadb4326842ba1e81fb9f291cfaa4c45fa4841900c605c4093f62845274f1a3","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-1552","next":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-1554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}