SECTIONS 377.20-377.22 - California Statutes

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

SECTION 377.20-377.22

377.20. (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.

377.21. A pending action or proceeding does not abate by the death
of a party if the cause of action survives.

377.22. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the
assignability of causes of action.