Representation le the act of one person representing or stand* ing in the place of another; and he who so represents or stands in the place of another is termed his “representative.” Thus, an heir is the representative of the ancestor, aud an executor is the representative of the testator, the heir standing in the place of his deceased ancestor with respect to his realty, the executor standing in the place of his de* ceased testator with respect to hls personal-ty; and hence the heir is frequently denom-lnated the “real" representative, and the executor the “personal” representative. Brown; 2 Steph. Comm. 243. And see Lee v. Dill, 39 Barb. (N. ¥.) 520; Staples ▼. Lewis, 71 Conn. 288, 41 Atl. 815; McCrary ▼. McCrary, 12 Abb. Prac. (N. ¥.) 1
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
