{"jurisdiction": "us-ny", "code": "scpa", "section": "721", "citation": "SCPA § 721", "heading": "Preceding section qualified The preceding section does not affect the liability of a person to whom money or other property has been deli...", "text": ["§ 721. Preceding section qualified", "The preceding section does not affect the liability of a person to whom money or other property has been delivered as distributee or legatee to respond to the person lawfully entitled thereto, where letters are revoked because a supposed decedent is living or because a will is discovered after administration has been granted, in a case of supposed intestacy or a prior will is revoked upon which letters were granted."], "official_source": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/SCP/721", "from_official_api": true, "plain_english": "Revoking letters because the supposed decedent is alive, a will is later found after intestate administration, or the will supporting the letters is later revoked does **not relieve a distributee or legatee who received property from liability to the person legally entitled to it**. ★", "in_force_on": "2026-05-31", "retrieved": "2026-09-27", "url": "https://elyphived.com/us-ny/scpa/721", "publisher": "Elyphived LLC"}