Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 377.30 : CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE — OF CIVIL ACTIONS — OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS — EFFECT OF DEATH — DECEDENT'S CAUSE OF ACTION — [Operative until 1/1/2029] Commencement by personal representation or successor in interest

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.

Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 377.30

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