{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "eptl", "section": "11-4.4", "citation": "EPTL § 11-4.4", "heading": "Commencement of action against personal representatives; rule", "text": ["§ 11-4.4 Commencement of action against personal representatives; rule", "when some of representatives not served", "Where an action or proceeding is commenced against two or more personal representatives in their representative capacities, jurisdiction of all is obtained by service of process upon any one of them and any judgment recovered may be entered and execution issued thereon against all of them, in their representative capacities, as if all had been served."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/EPT/11-4.4", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "In a representative-capacity case against **2 or more personal representatives**, serving any 1 obtains jurisdiction over all; judgment and execution may run against all in that capacity as if each had been served. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/eptl/11-4.4", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}