WRONGFUL-DEATH STATUTE

By SovConn | March 30, 2013

wrongful-death statute.A statute authorizing a decedent’s personal representative to bring a wrongful-death action for the benefit of certain beneficiaries. — Formerly also termed death-damage statute. [Cases: Death  11. C.J.S. Death § 20.]
[Blacks Law 8th]

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