The running of any statute of limitations on a cause of action belonging to a decedent which had not been barred as of the date of his death is suspended during the eight months following the decedent's death but resumes thereafter unless otherwise tolled.

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 539, SECTION 1; 1990 Act No. 521, SECTION 32; 2013 Act No. 100, SECTION 1, eff January 1, 2014. Part 2 Venue for Probate and Administration; Priority to Administer; Demand for Notice