Statute · California Code of Civil Procedure
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 377.20 — Survival and Continuation
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 377.20
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Code of Civil Procedure
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 1993-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 377.20 — Survival and Continuation is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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.