Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 377.30 : Of The Parties To Civil Actions — California Code Of Civil Procedure — Effect Of Death — Decedent'S Cause Of Action — Commencement by personal representation or successor in interest

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

A cause of action that survives the death of the person entitled to commence an action or proceeding passes to the decedent's successor in interest, subject to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Probate Code, and an action may be commenced by the decedent's personal representative or, if none, by the decedent's successor in interest.