SURVIVAL ACTION

SURVIVAL ACTION

survival action. A lawsuit brought on behalf of a decedent’s estate for injuries or damages incurred by the decedent immediately before dying. ? A survival action derives from the claim that a decedent would have had ¡ª such as for pain and suffering ¡ª if he or she had survived. In contrast is a claim that the beneficiaries may have in a wrongful-death action, such as for loss of consortium or loss of support from the decedent. Cf. WRONGFUL-DEATH ACTION . [Cases: Death 10. C.J.S. Death ¡ì¡ì 21, 102.]
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