Code of Civil Procedure - CCP - CCP § 377.20

Summary

(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

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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.

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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 hav…