California Code of Civil Procedure Section 377.31

CA Civ Pro Code § 377.31 (2017)  

On motion after the death of a person who commenced an action or proceeding, the court shall allow a pending action or proceeding that does not abate to be continued by the decedent’s personal representative or, if none, by the decedent’s successor in interest.

(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Last modified: October 25, 2018