1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a cause of action at law, whether real, personal, or mixed, survives the death of either party.
2. (b) A cause of action for slander abates upon the death of either party unless an appeal has been taken from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff.
3. (c) A right of action in equity survives the death of either party if the court can grant effective relief in spite of the death.

Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 2, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1988, c. 359.

Formerly Art. 16, § 1; Art. 75, §§ 15A, 15B.