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OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY which was commenced against the
decedent, if the decedent had been duly served with process before
his death.

8-104. Manner of presentation of claim; form.

Claims against a decedent's estate may be presented in the follow-
ing manners:

(a)    To the personal representative. The claimant may deliver or
mail to the personal representative a verified written statement of
the claim indicating its basis, the name and address of the claimant
and the amount claimed. If the claim is not yet due, the date when
it will become due shall be stated. If the claim is contingent, the
nature of the contingency shall be stated. If the claim is secured,
the security shall be described. The failure of the claimant to comply
with the foregoing or with the personal representative's reasonable
requests for additional information may be, in the discretion of the
court, a basis for disallowance of a claim.

(b)    Filing with Register. The claimant may file a verified writ-
ten statement of the claim, substantially in the following form, with
the Register and deliver or mail a copy of the statement to the per-
sonal representative:

CLAIM AGAINST DECEDENT'S ESTATE

The below-named creditor certifies that there is due and owing by

................................, deceased, in accordance with the statement of

account attached hereto as a part hereof the sum of............................,

together with interest at the rate of........................from......................

until paid, and that the aforesaid account is correct as stated and is
unpaid.

On behalf of the below-named creditor, I do solemnly declare and
affirm under the penalties of perjury that the information and
representations made in the aforegoing claim, and the aforesaid ac-
count are true and correct according to my knowledge, information
and belief.

(Name of Creditor)                       (Signature of creditor or person

authorized to make verification
on behalf of creditor)

(c) Commencement of suit. With respect to any cause which
survives death, the claimant may, without filing a claim under sub-
sections (a) or (b), commence an action against the estate or against
any person to whom property has been distributed for payment of
his claim against the estate or against any such person, but the com-
mencement of the action must occur within the time limited for the
filing of claims.,except that an action for injury to the person may be

commenced within six months after the date of the first published

notice to creditors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such action
against the estate may be instituted after the expiration of the time
above de