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Title: Mazzocone v. Drummond
Author : Court of Appeals of North Carolina No. 7820SC948
Release Date : January 31, 1979
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 53 KB

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The defendant first contends that this action abated, because he had not been served with process at the time of the death of Mrs. Drummond. Mrs. Drummond filed her complaint on 24 August 1977. By doing so, she commenced this civil action as of that date. G.S. 1A-1, Rule 3. At all times thereafter, this action was a viable pending action. Although Mrs. Drummond died while this action was pending, her death did not abate the action. ""No action abates by reason of the death of a party if the cause of action survives."" G.S. 1A-1, Rule 25(a). The plaintiff's cause of action in the present case is simply an action to collect a debt, that debt being a Pennsylvania judgment. See Teele v. Kerr, 261 N.C. 148, 134 S.E.2d 126 (1964). A cause of action based upon the collection of a debt survives the death of a plaintiff. See G.S. 28A-18-1. Therefore, this action did not abate upon the death of Mrs. Drummond.