Plaintiff moves to substitute the executors of two deceased defendants as parties defendant in an action to recover damages for libel and slander. The motion is opposed by the executors of the respective deceased defendants on the ground that the action abated upon the death of the original deceased defendants.
It is not open to dispute that under the common law an action for libel abated upon the death of either party, and could not...
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