{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-18-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 28A-18-1","heading":"Survival of actions to and against personal representative.","body":"(a)\tUpon the death of any person, all demands whatsoever, and rights to prosecute or defend any action or special proceeding, existing in favor of or against such person, except as provided in subsection (b) hereof, shall survive to and against the personal representative or collector of the person's estate.\n(b)\tThe following rights of action in favor of a decedent do not survive:\n(1)\tCauses of action for libel and for slander, except slander of title;\n(2)\tCauses of action for false imprisonment;\n(3)\tCauses of action where the relief sought could not be enjoyed, or granting it would be nugatory after death. (1868-9, c. 113, ss. 63, 64; Code, ss. 1490, 1491; Rev., ss. 156, 157; 1915, c. 38; C.S., ss. 159, 162; 1965, c. 631; 1973, c. 1329, s. 3; 2011-344, s. 4.)","path":["Chapter 28A. Administration of Decedents' Estates.","Article 18. Actions and Proceedings."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_28A/GS_28A-18-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:59:22Z","sha256":"3b785d45e9adc53d8ed5c1e35d9b8cf08f5de4f7450ea90bb26040bf9cb3ff03","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-17-13","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-28a-18-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}