Stewart v. Lee

All dioses in action, with a few exceptions not material in any view of this case, which descend to or survive against the administrator of a deceased person, can be assigned. Jordan v. Gillen, 44 N. H. 424, 426. An action for a breach of promise of marriage did not survive at common law, for although in form ex contractu, it is in fact to recover damages for a personal injury, and all such actions died with the person (Vittum v. Gilman, 48 N. H. 416; Sawyer v. Railroad, 58 N. H. 517; Jenkins v. French, 58 N. H. 532); but the legislature has from time to time added other causes of action to…