Legal Opinion
Drake v. . Gilmore
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 1, 1873PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The statute in force when the action was brought against the Erie Railway Company (Laws 1847, chap. 450, as amended by Laws of 1849, chap. 256) to recover damages for the wrongful act of the company in causing the death of the plaintiff's intestate prescribed the form of the action, the persons for whose benefit the recovery should be, the rule of damages and the rule of distribution.
The action was to be brought in the name of the personal representative of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dickins v. . the New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
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