When the cause of action originated in the lifetime of the decedent, a personal representative may make any defense or pleading that the decedent could have made if alive.
History. Code 1981, § 53-7-11 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-40/HB 865.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted “pleading that” for “pleading which” in this Code section.