A survival action is a civil lawsuit that is brought by the estate of a deceased person to recover damages for injuries that the deceased person suffered before death. The purpose of a survival action is to compensate the estate for the deceased person's pain and suffering, medical expenses, and other damages that were caused by the defendant's negligence or wrongful conduct.

A survival action can only be brought by the deceased person's estate. The estate is represented by the personal representative, who is typically the deceased person's executor or administrator.

In a survival action, the estate can recover damages for all of the injuries that the deceased person suffered before death, including medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, and other damages.

The statute of limitations for a survival action is typically two years from the date of the deceased person's death.

A defendant in a survival action can raise any of the defenses that would be available in a personal injury action, such as contributory negligence, assumption of risk, and statute of limitations.

A survival action is brought by the deceased person's estate to recover damages for injuries suffered by the deceased person before death, while a wrongful death action is brought by the deceased person's family to recover damages for the family's loss of support and companionship. A survival action has a shorter statute of limitations than a wrongful death action.

The concept of survival actions originated in England in the 13th century.

The main purpose of a survival statute is to allow the estate of a deceased person to recover damages for injuries suffered before death.

Death of the plaintiff is not an element of a survival action because the action is brought by the estate of the deceased person.

The measure of damages in a survival action is the value of the deceased person's lost earning capacity, the deceased person's pain and suffering, and the deceased person's medical expenses.

Act of God is not a defense to a survival action because it is not a defense to a personal injury action.

The survival action and the wrongful death action are alternative remedies, meaning that the plaintiff can only recover under one of the two actions.

The first survival statute originated in Massachusetts in 1786.

The survival action is brought by the estate of the deceased because the action is for injuries suffered by the deceased person before death.

Breach of contract is not a type of survival action because it is not a personal injury action.