Notwithstanding Section 366.2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the limitations period otherwise applicable to the action has not expired at the time of the decedent’s death, an action under this chapter may be commenced within one year after the expiration of the limitations period otherwise applicable.
Cal. Prob. Code § 551
Liability of Decedent Covered byInsurance
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Snyder v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. (1997)
Most recently applied in 186 Cal. App. 4th 607 - Litwin v. ESTATE OF FORMELA (July 2010)
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 30
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