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Probate Code - PROB
DIVISION 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
PART 13 - LITIGATION INVOLVING DECEDENT
CHAPTER 1 - Liability of Decedent Covered byInsurance
Section 553.
Universal Citation: CA Prob Code § 553 (2017)
553.
The insurer may deny or otherwise contest its liability in an action under this chapter or by an independent action. Unless the personal representative is joined as a party, a judgment in the action under this chapter or in the independent action does not adjudicate rights by or against the estate.
(Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)
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