{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-401","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Courts and Judicial Proceedings § 6–401","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcj\u0026section=6-401","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:03Z","sha256":"438e896d1765a7ac2721d947468c6566d845201c90b3204e4269bc3b5679afdd","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-313","next":"us-md/md.-code-courts-and-judicial-proceedings-6-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}