Section 556:18 – Appeals.
556:18 Appeals. – Any appeal to which the deceased was entitled, or which might be prosecuted against him at the time of his decease, may be begun or prosecuted by or against his administrator. Source. RS 161:16. 1844, 139:1. CS 170:16. GS 179:16. GL 198:16. PS 191:17. PL 302:18. RL 355:18.
Section 556:19 – Action by Interested Person.
556:19 Action by Interested Person. – Any person interested in the estate of a person deceased may begin an action as administrator, which shall not be abated nor the attachment lost because such person is not administrator, nor by his decease, if the administrator then or afterward appointed shall, at the first or second […]
Section 556:20 – Administrator’s Death, Etc.
556:20 Administrator’s Death, Etc. – An action in which an administrator is party shall not be abated by reason of his death, or of the extinguishment or revocation of his trust, but may be prosecuted or defended by the administrator succeeding to the trust, who may be called into court by scire facias, in […]
Section 556:21 – Joint Demands.
556:21 Joint Demands. – The estate of a person deceased and the administrator thereof shall be liable upon joint demands against the deceased and another person, as they would be if the demands were joint and several, unless it appears that it was the intention of the parties that the survivor only should be […]
Section 556:8 – Repealed by 2010, 189:5, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
556:8 Repealed by 2010, 189:5, I, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. –
Section 556:9 – Survival of Tort Actions.
556:9 Survival of Tort Actions. – Actions of tort for physical injuries to the person, although inflicted by a person while committing a felony, and the causes of such actions, shall survive to the extent, and subject to the limitations, set forth in RSA 556:10-14, and not otherwise. Source. 1850, 953:7. CS 150:66. GS […]
Section 556:10 – Pending Actions.
556:10 Pending Actions. – If such an action is pending at the time of the decease of one of the parties it shall abate and be forever barred, unless the administrator of the deceased party, if the deceased was plaintiff, shall appear and assume the prosecution of the action before the end of the […]
Section 556:11 – New Action.
556:11 New Action. – If an action is not then pending, one may be brought for such cause at any time within 6 years after the death of the deceased party, subject to the provisions of RSA 508. Source. 1887, 71:3. PS 191:10. PL 302:11. RL 355:11. RSA 556:11. 1983, 177:1, eff. Aug. 9, […]
Section 556:12 – Damages for Wrongful Death, Elements.
556:12 Damages for Wrongful Death, Elements. – I. If the administrator of the deceased party is plaintiff, and the death of such party was caused by the injury complained of in the action, the mental and physical pain suffered by the deceased in consequence of the injury, the reasonable expenses occasioned to the estate […]
Section 556:13 – Limitation of Recovery.
556:13 Limitation of Recovery. – The damages recoverable in such an action shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars except in cases where the plaintiff’s decedent has left either a widow, widower, child, father, mother, or any relative dependent on the plaintiff’s decedent in which event there shall be no limitation. In the trial of […]