If the suit be brought by a distributee for his or her part of the personal estate, he or she shall exhibit a copy of the decree of the probate court, ascertaining its amount, and prove that he or she has made a demand therefor upon the administrator. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 1029; G.L. 1909, ch. 320, § 18; G.L. 1923, ch. 371, § 17; G.L. 1938, ch. 576, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 33-17-18.
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