Chapter V: Section 1: An executor or administrator is appointed to settle a

deceased person's estate. He is not obliged to personally pay the debts of the deceased person out of his own pocket, if the estate is not sufficient. His liability is limited by the assets of the deceased, but if, in order to save the credit of the deceased or for any other reason, he chooses to promise "to answer damages out of his own estate" that promise must be in writing. This is the situation referred to by this section.