The revival of any action pending against any person at the time of his or her death, which by law survives against his or her personal representative, by notice served on the executor or administrator within six months after the grant of letters, shall be considered as a presentation of the claim on which the action is founded.
History: (Code 1852, §1886; Code 1867, §2242; Code 1876, §2600; Code 1886, §2084; Code 1896, §134; Code 1907, §2594; Code 1923, §5819; Acts 1931, No. 719, p. 838; Code 1940, T. 61, §215.)