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law or in equity, which the testator or intestate might have
commenced and prosecuted, except actions of slander, pro-
vided, that if the death of the testator or intestate shall have
resulted from the wrong for which any such personal action
might have been commenced, then the Executor or Adminis-
trator shall be entitled to recover the funeral expenses of said
testator or intestate, not to exceed, however, the sum of Three
Hundred Dollars ($300. 00), in addition to any other damages
recoverable in such actions; and they shall be liable to be sued
in any court of law or equity, in any action (except slander)
which might have been maintained against the deceased; and
they shall be entitled to and answerable for costs in the same
manner as the deceased would have been, and shall be allowed
for the same in their accounts, if the court awarding costs
against them shall certify that there were probable grounds for
instituting, prosecuting or defending the action on which a
judgment or decree shall have been given against them; pro-
vided, however, that any such action for injuries to the person
to be maintainable against an executor or administrator must
be commenced within six calendar months after the death of
the testator or intestate.

Approved May 18, 1937.

CHAPTER 128.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 16 of the Annotated
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, 1935 Supple-
ment, title "Chancery", to follow immediately after Section
231 and to be known as Section 231A, under the sub-title
"Pleadings, Practice and Process", said new section pre-
scribing the manner of ascertaining and applying foreign
laws in proceedings in Equity.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, that a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
16 of the Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Mary-
land, 1935 Supplement, title "Chancery", to follow after
Section 231 to be known as Section 231A, under sub-title
"Pleadings, Practice and Process", and to read as follows:

231A. Wherever in any proceeding in a Court of Equity
any question shall arise as to the law of any other State, or any