257. A suit may be continued:(1) by the heirs or representatives of a deceased party or the liquidator of the succession, or by the person who has acquired the right which is the subject of the suit;
(2) by a person who, as a result of a change of status or capacity of one of the parties or of his loss of capacity, has acquired the capacity and the necessary interest to do so;
(3) (paragraph repealed);
(4) by the person who replaces a party whose functions have ceased.