 | Edward Vaughan Williams - 1856 - 966 pages
...compensating the Families of Persons killed by Accidents), which, after reciting that " no action at law is now maintainable against a person who by his...act, neglect, or default may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the (z) It was urged by the counsel for... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas - 1857 - 572 pages
...person to bring an action, in case death had not ensued. The 1st section recites that " no action at law is now maintainable against a person who, by his...neglect, or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer in such case should be... | |
 | John Duer, New York (State). Superior Court (New York) - 1856 - 754 pages
...December, 1847. The first four sections of the English statute are as follows : " 1. Whereas, no action at law is now maintainable against a person, who by his...neglect, or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer in such cases should be... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1859 - 616 pages
...and 10 Victoria, before alluded to, and by the recital in the first section : " Whereas, no action at law is now maintainable against a person who, by his...act, neglect or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer, in such cases, shall be... | |
 | Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, New York (State). Supreme Court - 1859 - 720 pages
...and 10 Victoria, before alluded to, and by the recital in the first section, " Whereas, no action at law is now maintainable against a person who, by his...act, neglect or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer in such cases should be... | |
 | Thomas Tapping - 1861 - 184 pages
...— Before the passing (26th August, 1846) of the statute 9 & 10 Vict. c. 93, no action at law was maintainable against a person who by his wrongful act, neglect, or default had caused the death of another person. But by the first section of that statute (g) it was euacted... | |
 | Turks and Caicos Islands, Alfred John Duncombe - 1862 - 640 pages
...for Compensating the Families of Persons Killed by Accidents. (26th Aug. 1846.) WHEREAS no action at law is now maintainable against a person who by his...neglect, or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer in such case should be... | |
 | Turks and Caicos Islands, Alfred John Duncombe - 1862 - 650 pages
...No. 18. of Persons Killed by Accident«. (26th Aug. 1846.) Act 9 & 10 V. c. 93. WHEREAS no action at law is now maintainable against a person who by his...neglect, or default, may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongdoer in such case should be... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1862 - 632 pages
...Accidents." The one good reason assigned for it in its preamble was, that no action at law had been maintainable against a person who by his wrongful act, neglect, or default, bad caused the death of another person, although it was oftentimes right and expedient that the wrong-doer... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, William Mawdesley Best, George James Philip Smith - 1863 - 936 pages
...for compensating the families of persons killed by accidents :'*. after reciting that "no action at law is now maintainable against a person who by his...act neglect, or default may have caused the death of another person, and it is oftentimes right and expedient that the wrongii. 3 n B. & s. TRINITY TERM.... | |
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