§ 9-1-7

All the causes of action and actions as provided in § 9-1-6 may be originally brought and prosecuted by and against executors and administrators; and if brought or prosecuted by or against any person in his or her lifetime, the action may be prosecuted or defended by his or her executor or administrator. History of Section.C.P.A. 1905, § 228; G.L. 1909, ch. 283, § 8; G.L. 1923, ch. 333, § 8; G.L. 1938, ch. 512, § 2; G.L. 1956, § 9-1-7.