Holland v. Morley Button Co.

I. The petition was seasonably brought. The statute (P. L., c. 302, s. 11) which provides that “If an action is not then [at death] pending, and has not already become barred by the statute of limitations, one may be brought for such cause at any time within two years after the death of the deceased party, and not afterwards,” has only reference to “actions of tort for physical injuries to the person” given survival by section 9 of the chapter, and is exclusively a part of the legislation for the survival of common-law personal injury tort actions and for the statutory tort of causing death.…