 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 for...  The Southwestern Reporter - Page 4021905Full view - About this book
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1897 - 612 pages
...representative of the deceased that is provided for in the code. Section 784 provides : "When the death is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the personal representative of the former may maintain an action therefor against the latter, if the former might... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 862 pages
...for the death of Charles Pikey, under section 284, RS 1881, sec. 285, RS 1894, which is as follows: " When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act...latter for an injury for the same act or omission. The action must be commenced within two years. The damages cannot exceed ten thousand dollars, and... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1895 - 884 pages
...plaintiffs. In the year 1868 the legislature of the State of Kansas enacted the following statute : " When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act...latter for an injury for the same act or omission. The action must be commenced within two years. The damages cannot exceed ten thousand dollars, and... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 856 pages
...which provides "when the death of any person is caused by the wrongful act, misconduct, negligence or omission of another, the personal representatives...the former might have maintained an action had he or she lived, against the latter for the same act, misconduct, negligence, or omission, provided the... | |
 | Railroad law - 1899 - 908 pages
...interpretation that should be placed upon the latter statute. Section 285 (284) reads as follows: "Where 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 the latter, if the former might... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1900 - 1064 pages
...arising out of an injury to the person dies with the person, except that, "when the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another,...representatives of the former may maintain an action at law therefor against the latter, if the former might have maintained an action, had he lived, against... | |
 | Indiana. Appellate Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 802 pages
...Block Coal Co. action for death caused by. wrongful act was first created. That section is as follows : "When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act...action, had he lived, against the latter for an injury ior the same act or omission. The action must be commenced within two years. The damages cannot exceed... | |
 | Indiana - 1901 - 1792 pages
...tax-payer. Davis c. State, ex rcl., 119 Ind. 5iu. 284. Action for death of another — Limitation. 8. When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act...the former might have maintained an action, had he or she (as the case may be) lived, against the latter for an injury for the same act or omission. The... | |
 | Texas - Criminal law - 1901 - 1776 pages
...tax-payer. Duvls r. State, ex rcf., 110 lad. .",•:.. 284. Action for death of another — Limitation. 8. When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act...the former might have maintained an action, had he or she (as the case may be) lived, against the latter for an injury for the same act or omission. The... | |
 | United States - Law - 1901 - 934 pages
...act ensues from an m- ()r onljss¡on of another, the personal representatives of the former may ' J' maintain an action therefor against the latter, if...action, had he lived, against the latter for an injury done by the same act or omission. Such action shall be commenced within two years after the death,... | |
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