California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 3 — Of the Parties to Civil Actions, Chapter 4 — Effect of Death, Article 3 — Decedent’s Cause of Action, Section 377.31
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.
Notes
Requires the court, on motion after the death of a person who commenced an action or proceeding, to allow any pending matter that does not abate to continue through the decedent’s personal representative or, if no representative exists, through the decedent’s successor in interest. The provision states no discretionary exception.
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