Connecticut § 52-600 - Death of coplaintiff or codefendant.
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§ 52-600. Death of coplaintiff or codefendant.
Sec. 52-600. Death of coplaintiff or codefendant. If there are two or more plaintiffs or defendants in any action, one or more of whom die before final judgment, and the cause of action survives to or against the others, the action shall not abate by reason of the death. After the death is noted on the record, the action shall proceed.
(1949 Rev., S. 8338; P.A. 82-160, S. 257.)
History: P.A. 82-160 rephrased the section.
Cited. 22 C. 67. Where defendants are jointly and severally liable and one dies, proper method is to suggest death on record and proceed with action. 91 C. 348.
Cited. 46 CA 150. In foreclosure action in which both defendant and decedent were named, this section, rather than Sec. 52-599 or 52-325, applies. 165 CA 144.
Cited. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 122.
Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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