All other actions and causes of action existing in favor of or against a deceased person, except those for the recovery of penalties and forfeitures of money under penal statutes, shall survive, and may be prosecuted or defended by his administrator.
Source. RS 161:16, 20; 186:14. 1844, 139:1. CS 170:16, 20; 198:14. GS 179:16, 20; 207:11, 12. GL 198:16, 20; 226:11, 12. 1885, 11:1. PS 191:14. PL 302:15. RL 355:15.