California Vehicle Code 17452 – Where the nonresident has died prior to the commencement of an action …
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Where the nonresident has died prior to the commencement of an action brought pursuant to this article, service of process shall be made on the executor or administrator of the nonresident in the same manner and on the same notice as is provided in the case of the nonresident. Where an action has been duly commenced under the provisions of this article by service upon a defendant who dies thereafter, the court shall allow the action to be continued against his executor or administrator upon motion with such notice as the court deems proper.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 17452
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- nonresident: means a person who is not a resident of this State at the time the accident or collision occurs. See California Vehicle Code 17450
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.