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Whatever you owed to the living person, you also owe to the estate should that person die. To do otherwise is fraud, and a severe disrespect for the person that died, assuming they were a personal friend who loaned you the money in the first place.

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Q: When you owe somebody and they die do you owe the amount in full to the estate or what you signed?
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