New Hampshire Statutes
§ 556:7 — Right of Action Surviving
New Hampshire § 556:7
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Title LVIPROBATE COURTS AND DECEDENTS' ESTATES
Ch. 556SUITS BY AND AGAINST ADMINISTRATORS
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Bluebook
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 556:7 (2026).
Text
If a right of action existed in favor of or against the deceased at the time of his death, and survives, an action may be brought by or against the administrator at any time within one year after the original grant of administration.
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Legislative History
RS 161:7. CS 170:7. GS 179:7. GL 198:7. PS 191:6. PL 302:7. RL 355:7. RSA 556:7. 1959, 114:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1960.
Nearby Sections
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§ 556:10
Pending Actions§ 556:11
New Action§ 556:13
Limitation of Recovery§ 556:14
Distribution of Damages§ 556:15
Survival of Other Actions§ 556:16
Real Actions§ 556:17
Real Actions Pending§ 556:18
Appeals§ 556:19
Action by Interested Person§ 556:2
Notice of Claim§ 556:20
Administrator's Death, Etc§ 556:21
Joint Demands§ 556:22
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Bluebook (online)
New Hampshire § 556:7, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nh/556/556%3A7.