Article 50 — Death of one of several defendants or of sole defendant

(1) Where one of several defendants dies and the right to sue does not survive against the surviving defendant or defendants alone, or a sale defendant or sale surviving defendant dies and the right to sue survives, the court, on an application made in that behalf, shall cause the legal representative of the deceased defendant to be IT!ade a party and shall proceed with the suit. (2) Any person so made a party may make any defence appropriate to his character as legal representative of the deceased defendant. (3) Where within one year from the death of the defendant no ap- plication is made under sub-art. (1), the suit shall abate as against the deceased. (4) Nothing in this Article shall apply to proceedings ir. execution 20 CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE -.-.------------ of a decree or order.