A cause of action arising out of an injury to the person survives the death of any party in accordance with section 573.02 . All other causes of action by one against another, whether arising on contract or not, survive to the personal representatives of the former and against those of the latter.
Minn. Stat. § 573.01
SURVIVAL OF CAUSES.
Applied in 58 court decisions — leading case Johnson v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc. (1988)
Most recently applied in Shaira Mattingly v. American Family Insurance, Kathleen Plasch (April 2024)
(9656) RL s 4502; 1941 c 440; 1967 c 158 s 1; 1983 c 243 s 4; 1983 c 347 s 1; 2023 c 52 art 19 s 32
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Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.