§ 33-8-10

If a sole or a surviving executor or administrator dies, resigns, or is removed before having fully administered an estate, or there is any thing remaining to be done in execution of the will, the probate court shall grant letters of administration with the will annexed, or of administration, as the case may require, to administer the estate of the deceased not already administered. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 826; G.L. 1909, ch. 312, § 12; G.L. 1923, ch. 363, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 575, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 33-8-10.