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Christine
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Christine asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 10 years ago

If you are in the process of suing someone and they die, what happens?

Is their estate put on hold until the lawsuit is finished? If they can no longer testify on their own behalf in a civil suit, is the lawsuit simply dismissed?

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  • rickinnocal
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    Death does not result in the lawsuit being dismissed. The defendant in the case merely switches form "John Doe" to "The estate of John Doe". That John can not testify does not mean the case cannot continue, it is merely something that the court will take into account.

    Richard

  • Blowme
    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    The case is thrown out. The accuses has a right to face his accuser. Since he's dead he can't. Therefore there's no trial anymore.

  • Sombody
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    You still have a case but the factors have chande a litle

  • XTIAN170174
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Categorised under "Acts of God"..., perhaps?

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