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SECTION 377.20-377.22
377.20. (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a cause of action for or against a person is not lost by reason of the person's death, but survives subject to the applicable limitations period. (b) This section applies even though a loss or damage occurs simultaneously with or after the death of a person who would have been liable if the person's death had not preceded or occurred simultaneously with the loss or damage. 377.21. A pending action or proceeding does not abate by the death of a party if the cause of action survives. 377.22. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as affecting the assignability of causes of action.