Legal Opinion
Carver v. Carver
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided February 16, 1982No. 8127SC449PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLS, Judge.
This appeal presents the question of the effect of the enactment of G.S. 1-539.21 on the right of the personal representative of a deceased minor child to maintain an action for the wrongful death of the child against a parent of the child.
G.S. 28A-18-2 (successor to G.S. 28-173 and 28-174) provides in pertinent part:
Death by wrongful act of another; recovery not assets.(a) When the death of a person is caused by a wrongful act, neglect or default of another, such as would, if the injured person had lived, have entitled him to an action for damages therefor, the person or…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gillikin v. BurbageSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1965
- Small Ex Rel. Balthis v. MorrisonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923
- Raftery v. Wm. C. Vick Construction Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Graves v. WelbornSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1963
- Ellington Ex Rel. Ellington v. BradfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Carver v. CarverSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
- Brunner v. Hutchinson Division, Lear-Siegler, Inc.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1991
- McDowell v. Estate of AndersonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
- Barranco v. JacksonTennessee Supreme Court · 1985
- Barranco v. JacksonTennessee Supreme Court · 1985
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