Section 17

Effect of death before right to sue accrues

(1)

Where a person, who would, if he were living, have a right to institute a suit or make an application, dies before the right accrues, the period of limitation shall be computed from the time when there is a legal representative of the deceased capable of instituting or making such suit or application.

(2)

Where person against whom, if he were living, a right to institute a suit or make an application would have accrued dies before the right accrues, the period of limitation shall be computed from the time when there is a legal representative of the deceased against whom the plaintiff may institute or make such suit or application.

(3)

Nothing in sub-sections

(1)

and

(2)

applied to suits to enforce rights of pre-emption or to suits for the possession of immoveable property or of an hereditary office.