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.