Lucier v. Hittleman

Maltbie, C. J.,

In this action the plaintiff claimed to recover as damages wages lost to him by reason of the death of his minor son, alleged to have been killed by the negligence and recklessness of the defendants in operating an automobile which ran into him. A demurrer to the complaint based upon the ground that it stated no cause of action was sustained and from the judgment entered upon the plaintiff’s failure to plead over he has appealed.

We have recognized it as a rule of the common law generally applicable that no action lies for damages resulting from the death of a human being.…