 | New York (State). - 1850 - 920 pages
...the death of one is caused hy the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor against...action, had he lived, against the latter, for an injury caused by the same act or omission. But the action must be commenced, within two years after the act... | |
 | Tennessee - 1852 - 824 pages
...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...action, had he lived, against the latter for an injury caused by the same act or omission ; and the amount recovered is to be for the exclusive benefit of... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1897 - 824 pages
...477. The statutes of Kansas and Indiana are substantially the same. Each provides that the damages must inure to the exclusive benefit of the widow and children, if any, or the next of kin, to be distributed in the same manner as personal property of the deceased. 2. Rut... | |
 | District of Columbia - 1857 - 788 pages
...personal representatives. Such action must be commenced within two years, and the damages recovered shall inure to the exclusive benefit of the widow and children, if any, of the deceased, to be distributed in the same manner as his personal property. CHAPTER 121. OF THE... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - 1880 - 730 pages
...statute, the damages recovered of a railroad company for causing the death of a person through negligence must inure to the exclusive benefit of the widow and children, if any, and next of kin, to be distributed, etc. PitlsOpinion of the Court. burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway... | |
 | 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 - 1862 - 754 pages
...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...latter, for an injury for the same act or omission." The former, had he lived, could not have maintained an • action, in the case at bar, against the latter... | |
 | 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 - 1865 - 722 pages
...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 have maintained action, had he lived, against the latter, for an injury for the same act or omission. The action must... | |
 | 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 - 1867 - 610 pages
...the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representative of the former may maintain an action therefor against...latter for an injury for the same act or omission. Tho action must be commenced within two years. The damages cannot exceed §5,000, and must inure to... | |
 | 1892 - 554 pages
...representatives of the former may maintain an action therefor." " The damages cannot exceed $10,000, and must inure to the exclusive benefit of the widow and children, if any, or next of kin, lo be distributed in the same manner as personal property of the deceased." Held, that the wife could... | |
 | Colorado Territory - 1872 - 260 pages
...caused by the wrongful act, misconduct, negligence, or omission of another, the personal representatives of the former, may maintain an action therefor against...if the former might have maintained an action, had he'or she lived, against the latter for the same act, misconduct, negligence, or omission. Prowhcu... | |
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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 have maintained an action, had he lived, against the latter... 
