Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “A claim by an executor or administrator of a decedent who left him or her surviving a husband, wife or next of kin, for damages for a wrongful act, neglect or default, on the part of the state, by which the decedent's death was caused, shall be filed within ninety days after the appointment of such executor or administrator unless the claimant shall within such time file a written notice of intention to file a claim therefor in which event the claim shall be filed within two years after the death of the decedent. In any event such claim shall be filed within two years after the death of the decedent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State

2. “A claim for wrongful death against the State can only be filed by a proper representative of the decedent, and the statute requires that the claim be filed within two years after the death of the decedent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Jones v. State