Code Civ. Proc., § 377.20 · Article 2. Survival and Continuation
Code Civ. Proc., § 377.20
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person’s death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period.
(b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person’s death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.
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- Official file
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