 Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action to recover damages in respect thereof...  The Federal Reporter - Page 4021903Full view - About this book
 | Law - 1859 - 762 pages
...recover compensation for her death. The provision in that is in these words, " That whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect,...default, and the act, neglect, or default is such аз would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action, and recover... | |
 | Kansas - Session laws - 1859 - 726 pages
...enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas : , '. ': . SECTION 1. That whenever the death of a person shall be caused by...wrongful act, neglect or default^ and the act, neglect «r default is such as could, [if death haq rot .ensued,] have entitled the party injured, to maintain... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 658 pages
..." That whensoever the " death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or LALODETTE. " default, and the act, neglect or default is such as would (if "death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to main" tain an action and recover damages in respect thereof,... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 718 pages
...would exclude the doctrine of contributory negligence as a defense, because the statute declares that "whenever the death of a person shall be caused by...neglect or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the injured party to maintain an action," then the action may be maintained by... | |
 | Illinois. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 726 pages
...which a cause of action is given by that section. In terms, section 1 gives the action for damages "whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default" occurring within this State. The proviso, however, limits the universality of section 1 by confining... | |
 | William Selwyn - Nisi prius - 1861 - 874 pages
...executor for an injury to the penon of the deceased. But by 9 & 10 Viet. c. 93—Whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action, the... | |
 | Turks and Caicos Islands, Alfred John Duncombe - Law - 1862 - 650 pages
...pa.ssing, and not to apply to Scotland. Act may be amended, &c. of the same, That whensoever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and tho act, neglect, or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured... | |
 | California, Theodore Henry Hittell - Law - 1865 - 662 pages
...compensation for causing death by wrongful act, neglect, or default. Approved April 26, 1862, 447. 2325. SECTION 1. Whenever the death of a person shall be...the act, neglect, or default, is such as would (if the death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages... | |
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