Section 11-1.3. Power and duty of executor before probate  


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  • An executor named in a will has no power to dispose of any part of the
      estate  of  the  testator  before  letters  testamentary  or preliminary
      letters testamentary are  granted,  except  to  pay  reasonable  funeral
      expenses,  nor to interfere with such estate in any manner other than to
      take such action as is necessary to preserve it.