{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"377.11","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 377.11","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2"},{"name":"TITLE 3. OF THE PARTIES TO CIVIL ACTIONS [367. - 389.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Effect of Death [377.10. - 377.62.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definitions [377.10. - 377.11.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-2/title-3/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 178, Sec. 20.   Effective January 1, 1993.","effective":"1993-01-01","html":"<p>For the purposes of this chapter, “decedent’s successor in interest” means the beneficiary of the decedent’s estate or other successor in interest who succeeds to a cause of action or to a particular item of the property that is the subject of a cause of action.</p>","text":"For the purposes of this chapter, “decedent’s successor in interest” means the beneficiary of the decedent’s estate or other successor in interest who succeeds to a cause of action or to a particular item of the property that is the subject of a cause of action.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/definitions-377-11","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}