Chapter 573 — Survival of Causes

573.01 Survival of Causes When someone dies, most lawsuits they were involved in do not just go away. Personal injury claims follow special rules … 573.02 Action for Death by Wrongful Act; Survival of Actions When someone's death is caused by another person's wrongful actions, the family can file a lawsuit to recover money … 573.021 Peacetime Emergency Injury Action; Statute of Limitations This law sets special rules for wrongful death lawsuits related to COVID-19 that happened during Minnesota's peacetime … 573.03 Default Judgment; Judgment Not Lien Upon Real Property If someone wins a default judgment against an executor or administrator (the person managing a dead person's estate), … 573.04 Executor's Wrong, to Whom Liable If someone takes, receives, or interferes with a dead person's property, they cannot be sued as if they were the … 573.05 Action by Foreign Executor An executor or administrator appointed in another state can file and pursue a lawsuit in Minnesota courts. Before … 573.06 Next of Kin; Liability for Debts; Contribution If family members receive money or property from a deceased person's estate, creditors of the estate can sue those … 573.07 Legatees; When Liable People who receive a gift of personal property through a will (legatees) can be sued by the deceased person's creditors. … 573.08 Costs; Judgment, When Discharged When multiple heirs or legatees are sued together for a deceased person's debts, the court costs are divided among them … 573.09 Heirs and Devisees; When Liable Heirs and people who receive real property through a will (devisees) can be held liable for a deceased person's debts, … 573.10 Apportionment of Liability; Contribution When heirs, devisees, or legatees receive property from an estate and owe debts, their liability is proportional to what … 573.11 New Parties; Issues; Apportionment If not all people who owe a debt are included in a lawsuit, the case does not get dismissed. The court can bring in … 573.12 Estate of Deceased Heirs, When Liable If an heir, devisee, or legatee dies without paying their fair share of the deceased person's debts, their own estate … 573.13 Contribution Among Heirs If any heir, devisee, or legatee pays more than their fair share of a deceased person's debts, they have the right to … 573.14 Priority Among Debts When family members and beneficiaries are responsible for paying a deceased person's debts, they must pay them in a … 573.15 No Preference Between Debts of Same Class Within the same class of debts, no one debt gets special treatment over another. A debt that is already due does not … 573.16 Defenses; Other Debts Outstanding or Paid Heirs, devisees, and legatees can defend themselves by showing there are unpaid debts with higher priority, or other … 573.17 Real Property Descended; Lien of Judgment If inherited real property has not been sold by the heir, the court will order that the creditor's debt be collected … 573.18 Personal Liability; Alienation Before Suit If an heir sells inherited real property before being sued, they become personally liable for the value of what they … 573.19 Heirs and Devisees; Limit of Recovery When a creditor sues multiple heirs or devisees together, the total amount recovered is split among all of them based on … 573.20 Devisees, When Liable; Limitations People who inherit real property through a will (devisees) are not liable for the deceased person's debts unless the … 573.21 Devisees; Application All the rules in this chapter that apply to heirs also apply to devisees (people who receive real property through a …