2021 Colorado Code
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 80 - Limitations- Personal Actions
§ 13-80-112. When Action Survives Death

Universal Citation: CO Code § 13-80-112 (2021)

If any person entitled to bring any action dies before the expiration of the time limited therefor and if the cause of action does by law survive, the action may be commenced by the personal representative of the deceased person at any time within one year after the date of death and not afterwards if barred by provision of this article.

History. Source: L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 701, § 1, effective July 1.


ANNOTATION

For inapplicability of this section to actions not abated or discontinued by plaintiff's death, see Barlew v. Hitzler, 40 Colo. 109 , 90 P. 90 (1907) (decided under former § 13-80-117 ).


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