[Revivor in name of representative or successor

authorized.] When one of the parties to an action dies, or his powers as a personal representative cease before the judgment, if the right of action survive in favor of or against his representative or successor, the action may be revived and proceed in their names. History: Laws 1884, ch. 5, § 5; C.L. 1884, § 2142; C.L. 1897, § 3091; Code 1915, § 4268; C.S. 1929, § 105-1206; 1941 Comp., § 19-707; 1953 Comp., § 21-7-7.