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Section 37-2-1 – What causes of action survive.

In addition to the causes of action which survive at common law, causes of action for mesne profits, or for an injury to real or personal estate, or for any deceit or fraud, shall also survive, and the action may be brought, notwithstanding the death of the person entitled or liable to the same. The […]

Section 37-2-10 – [Revivor on death of plaintiff.]

Upon the death of the plaintiff in an action, it may be revived in the names of his representatives to whom his rights have passed; where his right has passed to his personal representatives the revivor shall be in his name; where it has passed to his heirs or devisees who could support the action […]

Section 37-2-11 – [Revivor on death of defendant.]

Upon the death of a defendant in an action, wherein the right of any part thereof survives against his personal representatives, the revivor shall be against him, and it may also be against the heirs or devisees of the defendant, or both, when the right of action or any part thereof survives against them. History: […]

Section 37-2-15 – [When action to be stricken from docket.]

When it appears to the court by affidavit that either party to an action has been dead, or where a party sues, or is sued as a personal representative, that his powers have ceased for a period so long that the action cannot be revived in the names of his representatives or successor, without the […]

Section 37-2-17 – [No postponement of trial upon revivor.]

When, by the provisions of the preceding sections of this article, an action stands revived, the trial thereof shall not be postponed by reason of the revivor, if the action would have stood for trial at the term the revivor is complete, had not death or cessation of powers taken place. History: Laws 1884, ch. […]

Section 37-2-2 – [Transfer pendente lite; no abatement.]

No action shall abate by the transfer of any interest therein during its pendency. History: Laws 1880, ch. 6, § 9; C.L. 1884, § 2155; C.L. 1897, § 3104; Code 1915, § 4281; C.S. 1929, § 105-1219; 1941 Comp., § 19-702; 1953 Comp., § 21-7-2. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by […]

Section 37-2-3 – [Marriage; conviction of crime; suit against prisoner.]

No action shall abate by the marriage or conviction of crime of a party, if the cause of action survive or continue, but the court may order the same to proceed, and an action may be brought or prosecuted to final judgment against any person in prison for crime, regardless of such imprisonment. History: Laws […]

Section 37-2-4 – [Death of party to pending action; no abatement; exceptions.]

No action pending in any court shall abate by the death of either, or both, the parties thereto, except an action for libel, slander, malicious prosecution, assault or assault and battery, for a nuisance or against a justice of the peace [magistrate] for misconduct in office, which shall abate by the death of the defendant. […]

Section 37-2-6 – [Proceeding with remaining parties when no survival of action.]

Where one of several plaintiffs or defendants dies, or his powers as a personal representative cease, if the cause of action do [does] not admit of survivorship, and the court is of opinion that the merits of the controversy can be properly determined, and the principles applicable to the case fully settled, it may proceed […]

Section 37-2-8 – [Order of revivor.]

The revivor shall be by a conditional order of the court, if made in term, or by a judge thereof if in vacation, that the action be revived in the names of the representatives or successor of the party who died, or whose powers ceased, and proceed in favor of or against them. History: Laws […]