11-19-57 - Action not abated by death.
§ 11-19-57. Action not abated by death.
The death of a plaintiff or defendant in ejectment shall not cause the action to abate, but it may be continued after timely substitution of parties as prescribed by the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.
Sources: Codes, 1857, ch. 55, art. 22; 1871, § 1559; 1880, § 2493; 1892, § 1654; 1906, § 1829; Hemingway's 1917, § 1462; 1930, § 1455; 1942, § 806; Laws, 1991, ch. 573, § 43, eff from and after July 1, 1991.