Necessity for substitution upon death of codefendant in ejectment

If a codefendant in any action of ejectment dies after the commencement of the action, the action may proceed against the surviving defendant without making the representative of the deceased codefendant a party. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3374; Code 1868, § 3393; Code 1873, § 3441; Code 1882, § 3441; Civil Code 1895, § 5038; Civil Code 1910, § 5620; Code 1933, § 33-116.