Effect of death on or before the accrual of the right to sue:

Under section 16 of the Limitation Act, where a person who would have had a right to sue dies before the right accrues, or the right accrues only on his death, the period runs only from the time there is a legal representative capable of suing. Death thus postpones the start of limitation, so it "Extends the right to sue"; it does not extinguish the right or entitle the court to dismiss the suit.