The appointment of a debtor as an executor shall in no case be deemed an extinguishment of the debt; but all such debts shall be accounted for as assets by the executor, unless otherwise directed by the will.
History of Section.
C.P.A. 1905, § 870; G.L. 1909, ch. 313, § 5; G.L. 1923, ch. 364, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 577, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 33-9-5.