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Recovery of legacies and arrears of annuities not exceeding 20l. payable out of personal estate.
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56. It shall and may be lawful for any legatee of any pecuniary legacy not exceeding twenty pounds, payable out of any personal estate, or for any person to whom arrears not exceeding twenty pounds are due in respect of any annuity payable out of any personal estate, (whatever may be the amount of such personal estate,) to proceed by civil bill against the executor or administrator of such personal estate; and it shall and may be lawful for the assistant barrister, upon due proof by the plaintiff that such personal estate is liable to such legacy or arrears, and that the executor or administrator thereof has received therefrom sufficient assets applicable to the payment thereof, and available for that purpose, to decree the payment by such executor or administrator of such legacy or arrears, or of such part thereof as such available assets will extend to pay.
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