Executors may sue and be sued in certain eases for wrongs committed in the lifetime of a deceased persu~r

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.