Section 2-7-411 - Liability for Embezzlement or Alienation of Monies Before Letters Granted

2-7-411. Liability for embezzlement or alienation of monies before letters granted. If any person, before the granting of letters embezzles or alienates any of the monies, goods, chattels or effects of a decedent he is chargeable therewith and liable to an action by the personal representative of the estate for double the value of the property embezzled or alienated, for the benefit of the estate.