Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 377.20 : CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE — OF CIVIL ACTIONS — OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS — EFFECT OF DEATH — SURVIVAL AND CONTINUATION — Generally

(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.

Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 377.20

Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1993.
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