Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 377.10

Summary

For the purposes of this chapter, “beneficiary of the decedent’s estate” means: (a) If the decedent died leaving a will, the sole beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries who succeed to a cause of action, or to a particular item of property that is the subject of a cause of action

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For the purposes of this chapter, “beneficiary of the decedent’s estate” means:
(a)
If the decedent died leaving a will, the sole beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries who succeed to a cause of action, or to a particular item of property that is the subject of a cause of action, under the decedent’s will.
(b)
If the decedent died without leaving a will, the sole person or all of the persons who succeed to a cause of action, or to
a particular item of property that is the subject of a cause of action, under Sections 6401 and 6402 of the Probate Code or, if the law of a sister state or foreign nation governs succession to the cause of action or particular item of property, under the law of the sister state or foreign nation.

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  For the purposes of this chapter, “beneficiary of the decedent’s estate” means: (a) If the decedent died leaving a will, the sole beneficiary or all of the beneficiaries who succeed to a cause of action, or to a particular item of property that is the subject of a cause of action, under the decedent’s will. (b) If…