{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-377.21","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 377.21","heading":"","body":"A pending action or proceeding does not abate by the death of a party if the cause of action survives.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 3. OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS [367. - 389.5.]","CHAPTER 4. Effect of Death [377.10. - 377.62.]","ARTICLE 2. Survival and Continuation [377.20. - 377.22.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0bfa53ee5a8ea7e26f4e4d76c548fdfcd375d0e10db80f5180f29dd635f7bd39","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-377.20","next":"us-ca/ccp-377.22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}