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 | New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - Civil procedure - 1850 - 898 pages
...cause of action accrued, or after his death against his representatives. § 991. When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might... | |
 | Tennessee - Law - 1852 - 824 pages
...purposes. Be it enacted by tlte General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That when the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action against the latter, if the former might have maintained... | |
 | District of Columbia - Law - 1857 - 788 pages
...shall not survive, except in the case mentioned in the following section. SEC. 3. When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter and his personal representatives.... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1862 - 754 pages
...Vuglcs1 life. The suit is brought upon § 784, p. 205, "2 RS, which provides that "when the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might... | |
 | Indiana. Supreme Court, Horace E. Carter, Albert Gallatin Porter, Gordon Tanner, Benjamin Harrison, Michael Crawford Kerr, James Buckley Black, Augustus Newton Martin, Francis Marion Dice, John Worth Kern, John Lewis Griffiths, Sidney Romelee Moon, Charles Frederick Remy - Law reports, digests, etc - 1867 - 610 pages
...common law, but is based upon section 784, of the code, which provides that, " When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another,...representative of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might have maintained an action, had he lived, against the... | |
 | David Price Belknap - Probate law and practice - 1873 - 660 pages
...action for the injury or death of a child, and a guardian for the injury or death of his ward. SEC. 377. When the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, his heirs or representatives may maintain an action for damages against the person... | |
 | Ohio. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 704 pages
...reads as follows : ''Section 285. [Action for Death of Another, Limitation.] — When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might... | |
 | California - Civil procedure - 1874 - 870 pages
...personal representatives of such deceased person." — Kramer vs. Market St. RE Co., 25 Cal., p. 435. 377. When the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, his heirs or personal representatives may maintain an action for damages against... | |
 | Law - 1875 - 870 pages
...Statutes [Taylor] p. 1574, [1871]. Wis. Rev. S.tat. 1858, p. 800, ch. 135. tt 12. I3-) California. — " When the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, his heirs or personal representatives may maintain an action for damages against... | |
 | Law - 1877 - 558 pages
...Common Pleas of Indiana, under a statute of that State, which provides " that when the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might... | |
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