§ 1616 -   Purchaser of claims may sue

§ 1616. Purchaser of claims may sue

Actions upon claims sold by an executor or administrator as provided in section 1615 of this title shall be brought in the name of the purchaser. The fact of the sale and purchase by the plaintiff shall be set forth in the complaint, and the defendant may avail himself of any defense of which he could have availed himself in an action upon such claim by the deceased.