COSTORAS v. NOEL

No. 4426.

100 N.H. 81 (1956)

HARRY COSTORAS v. HAROLD B. NOEL.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided January 4, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCabe & Fisher and Harold D. Moran (Mr. Moran orally), for the plaintiff.

Burns, Calderwood & Bryant and Robert E. Hinchey (Mr. Hinchey orally), for the defendant.


KENISON, C. J.

Actions of tort for physical injuries to the person and the causes of such actions survive only to the extent specified by the statute. RSA 556:9; Halle v. Cavanaugh, 79 N.H. 418. The statute relating to pending actions formerly read as follows: "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...

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