Campbell's Act
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Anderson (1889)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The popular name for Act 9 & 10 Vict. c. 93, by which (as amended by St. 27 & 28 Vict. c. 115) an action for damages is given for the benefit of the wife, husband, parent, grandparent, stepparent, child, grandchild and stepchild of a person whose death has been caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or default for which he himself could, if death had not ensued, have recovered damages from the wrongdoer. Underh. Torts, 143; Campb. Neg. 20. Similar statutes of recent enactment exist in nearly all of the states, some of which permit the personal representatives of the person killed to sue.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
See Actio, Personalis, etc.