Abatement for non-substitution of legal representatives bars continuation of an appeal after the appellant's death.

An appeal cannot be continued after the appellant's death unless the legal representatives are brought on record through proper substitution. Where the appellant had died and no legal representatives were available to participate or engage counsel, the procedural consequence under the rule governing death of a party applied. The appeal was therefore treated as having abated and was dismissed.

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Issues: Whether the appeal survived after the death of the appellant when the legal representatives were not brought on record.

Analysis: The appellant was found to have died, and the legal representatives were not available to participate in the proceedings or engage counsel. In these circumstances, the procedural consequence under the rule governing death of a party and substitution of legal representatives applied, and the appeal could not be continued in the absence of proper substitution.

Conclusion: The appeal was held to have abated and was dismissed.

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