Code Civ. Proc., § 377.11 · Article 1. Definitions
Code Civ. Proc., § 377.11
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For the purposes of this chapter, “decedent’s successor in interest” means the beneficiary of the decedent’s estate or other successor in interest who succeeds to a cause of action or to a particular item of the property that is the subject of a cause of action.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.
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Code of Civil Procedure
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