Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code - Section 71.021. Survival Of Cause Of Action
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§ 71.021. SURVIVAL OF CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) A cause of
action for personal injury to the health, reputation, or person of
an injured person does not abate because of the death of the injured
person or because of the death of a person liable for the injury.
(b) A personal injury action survives to and in favor of the
heirs, legal representatives, and estate of the injured person.
The action survives against the liable person and the person's
legal representatives.
(c) The suit may be instituted and prosecuted as if the
liable person were alive.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Section: 71.006 71.007 71.008 71.009 71.010 71.011 71.012 71.021 71.022 71.031 71.051 72.001 72.002 72.003 72.004
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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