California Court of Appeal April 8, 1985, Civ. 24297 (Andersen v. Barton Memorial Hospital, Inc.)

Opinion

SIMS, J.

The issue here is whether an alleged heir whose cause of action for wrongful death (Code Civ. Proc., § 377)

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is barred by the statute of

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limitations (§ 340.5) may nonetheless participate in a wrongful death action, timely filed by other heirs of the deceased, by way of a complaint in intervention.