survival statute

survival statute
survival statute n: a statute that considers the cause of action for injury to a decedent as surviving his or her death and thereby permits survival actions – called also survival act;

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

survival statute
n.
A statute that allows the estate of a deceased person to maintain a cause of action for that person’s pain and suffering up until the moment of death.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


survival statute
n. A statute that permits survivors to seek damages for claims that the decedent would have had, but for his death, as with a claim for pain and suffering between time of injury and death; the claim becomes an asset of the estate.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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