21-16-5. Survival of cause despite death of plaintiff.The legal representative of a person who might have been plaintiff, if alive, may bring an action under this chapter after his death. Source: JustC 1877, §36; CL 1887, §6075; RJustC 1903, §46; RC 1919, §2173; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, §37.3904.
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