survival statute

survival statute. A law that modifies the common law by allowing certain actions to continue in favor of a personal representative after the death of the party who could have originally brought the action; esp., a law that provides for the estate’s recovery of damages incurred by the decedent immediately before death. Cf. DEATH STATUTE. [Cases: Death 10. C.J.S. Death §§ 21, 102.]

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