{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-377.40","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 377.40","heading":"","body":"Subject to Part 4 (commencing with Section 9000) of Division 7 of the Probate Code governing creditor claims, a cause of action against a decedent that survives may be asserted against the decedent’s personal representative or, to the extent provided by statute, against the decedent’s successor in interest.","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 4. Cause of Action Against Decedent [377.40. - 377.43.]"],"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":"d7c8ec2750dc2fa6347a15a413da97e3375b48378da7284dc745795e78d67818","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-377.35","next":"us-ca/ccp-377.41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}