1520 REVIEW DENIED CCP 377.42 does not prevent enforcement, against decedent's estate, of a judgment for punitive damages entered against the decedent prior to the decedent's death.
WHELAN v EST OF PICK (Post-mortem Puni's) 52 CA4 989 [See: CCP 377.42]
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