28 U.S.C. § 2404 — Death of defendant in damage action
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 646 to r/title-28-JUDICIARY-AND-JUDICIAL-PROCEDURE · 44 words · no verdicts yet
This section addresses death of defendant in damage action. It sets out the duties, permissions, limits, and other rules stated in the section.
A civil action for damages startd by or on behalf of the United States or in which it is interested must not abate on the death of a defendant but must survive and be enforceable against his estate as well as against surviving defendants.
A civil action for damages commenced by or on behalf of the United States or in which it is interested shall not abate on the death of a defendant but shall survive and be enforceable against his estate as well as against surviving defendants.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 971.)
- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 646 · 62 Stat. 971
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 646 on 1948-06-25.
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