https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96851 A payment order or decree entered against a deceased contributory is a nullity and therefore not executable: the court applied the common law principle that decrees against the dead lack validity and refused execution. Separately, placement of a deceased on the list of contributories creates an independent statutory remedy against the estate; the liability of legal representatives and heirs in due course of administration arises under the statutory scheme and permits recovery from the estate even though the original payment order remains non executable. Outcome: execution set aside; recovery must proceed against the estate under the statutory contributory mechanism. en-us Tue, 08 Jul 1941 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:46:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96851 A payment order or decree entered against a deceased contributory is a nullity and therefore not executable: the court applied the common law principle that decrees against the dead lack validity and refused execution. Separately, placement of a deceased on the list of contributories creates an independent statutory remedy against the estate; the liability of legal representatives and heirs in due course of administration arises under the statutory scheme and permits recovery from the estate even though the original payment order remains non executable. Outcome: execution set aside; recovery must proceed against the estate under the statutory contributory mechanism. Case-Laws Companies Law Tue, 08 Jul 1941 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=96851