fatal accidents

From: A Dictionary of Law | Date: 2002| Author: ELIZABETH A. MARTIN | Copyright information

fatal accidents Formerly, at common law, the death of either party extinguished the right to bring an action in tort. In addition, a person who caused death was not liable to compensate the deceased's relatives and others who suffered loss because of the death. Both rules have now been abolished by statute.

By the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1934, a right of action by (or against) a deceased person survives his death and can be brought for the b...

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