Cochran v. Meacham

Plaintiff, as the surviving wife, brought her action in the superior court for the wrongful death of her husband, under the provisions of chapter 31, “Death by Wrongful Act,” Arizona Code 1939. She alleged that her husband was killed about the 14th day of October, 1942, when, in the act of crossing a street'in Phoenix, he was struck by an automobile negligently operated by the defendant. The usual allegations are set forth in the complaint which are necessary to authorize the widow to sue, to-wit: That the deceased left no estate or assets of any kind other than the cause of action which…