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O.C.G.A. § 53-7-12 — Survival of action | Georgia Code

O.C.G.A. § 53-7-12 (2018) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Scholar Amendments

TITLE 53 WILLS, TRUSTS, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES

Section 7. Administration of Estates Generally, 53-7-1 through 53-7-78.

ARTICLE 2 ACTIONS AGAINST PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES

53-7-12. Survival of action.

An action against joint personal representatives shall not abate by the death of one but shall proceed against the survivor or survivors.

(Code 1981, §53-7-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10.)

Cross references.

- Substitution of parties by reason of death, § 9-11-25.

COMMENT

This section carries forward former OCGA Sec. 53-7-43.

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