If a creditor dies before the commencement of the suit, the suit may be commenced and prosecuted by his executor or administrator or, if commenced in his lifetime, it may be prosecuted by them as it might have been by the deceased, if living.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 45-288; 1952 Code Section 45-288; 1942 Code Section 8764; 1932 Code Section 8764; Civ. C. '22 Section 5676; Civ. C. '12 Section 4146; Civ. C. '02 Section 3041; G. S. 2383; R. S. 2498; 1869 (14) 223.