The Jammu and Kashmir Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1920

An action may be maintained by the executors. administrators or representatives of any person deceased for any wrong committed in the lifetime of such person, which has occasiont7rl pecuniary loss to his estate, for which wrong an action might ha e been maintained by such person, so as such wrong shall have bern committed within one year before his death ; and the damages, when recovered, shall be part of the per- sonal estate of such person : and further, a11 action mti! be maintained against the executors or adminibtrators or heirs or representatives of any person deceased for any wrong committed by him in his lifetime for which he would have been subject to an action, so as such wrong shall have been committed within one year before such person's death ; and the damages to be recovered in such action shall, if recovered against an executor or administrator bound to administer according to law, be payable in like order of adininistration as the simple contract debts of such person.

No action commenc- ed under the provisions cf this Act shall abate by reason of the death of either party, but the same may be continued by or against the executors, administrators or representatives of the party deceased : Proviso.-Provided that, in any case in which any such action shall be continued against the executors, administrators or representatives of a decea~ed party, such executors, administrators or representatives may Tet up a want of assets as a defence to the action, either wholly or in part, in the same manner as if the action had been originally commenced against them.