SCI Propane, LLC v. Frederick’s Empirical Analysis
2014
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
August 2015
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Orr v. Turco Manufacturing Co. · City of Carmel v. Steele · Durham Ex Rel. Estate of Wade v. U-Haul International · Sanders v. State · Boczar v. Meridian Street Foundation
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“When 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 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 omis sion. When the death of one is caused by the wrongful act or omission of another, the action shall be commenced by the personal representative of the decedent within two (2) years, and the damages shall be in such an amount as may be determined by the court or jury, including, but not limited to, reasonable medical, hospital, funeral and burial expenses, and lost earnings of such deceased person resulting from said wrongful act or omission. That part of the damages which is recovered for reasonable medical, hospital, funeral and burial expense shall inure to the exclusive benefit of the decedent’s estate for the payment thereof. The remainder of the damages, if any, shall, subject to the provisions of this article, inure to the exclusive benefit of the widow or widower, as the case may be, and to the dependent children, if any, or dependent next of kin, to be distributed in the same manner as the personal property of the deceased. If such decedent depart this life leaving no such widow or widower, or dependent children or dependent next of kin, surviving her or him, the damages inure to the exclusive benefit of the person or persons furnishing necessary and reas”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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