Claims for relief arising out of injury to or death of a person, caused by the wrongful act or negligence of another, shall not abate upon the death of the wrongdoer, and the injured person or the personal representatives of the one meeting death, as above stated, shall have a claim for relief against the personal representatives of the wrongdoer as if the wrongdoer had survived, except for those damages provided for in ORS 30.020 (2)(e).
ORS 30.080
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Colton (1972)
Most recently applied in Bell v. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District (May 2013)
Amended by 1953 c.600 §3; 1961 c.437 §2; 1967 c.544 §2; 1973 c.742 §1; 1983 c.662 §1
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