[§634-61] Death or dissolution of plaintiff or defendant. The death of a plaintiff or defendant or the dissolution of a corporate plaintiff or defendant shall not cause an action to abate, but it may be continued upon substitution of the proper parties as provided by the rules of court, or if the claim is one which survives to or against the surviving parties the action shall proceed in favor of or against the surviving parties as provided by the rules of court. [L 1876, c 34, §1; RL 1925, §2632; RL 1935, §4053; RL 1945, §10081; RL 1955, §230-55; am L 1967, c 82, §1; HRS §634-82; am L 1972, c 89, §2A(q); ren HRS §634-61]