Cooper v. Cooper

1. The right of action to recover for a homicide, whether it arises under employer’s liability act of this State (Civil Code of 1910, § 2782) or the Federal employers’ liability act, or under the general death statute of this State (Civil Code of 1910, § 4424), is not for the benefit of the decedent’s estate, or for all of the heirs at law, but is for the benefit solely of certain designated beneficiaries named in these acts. The fact that the personal representative entitled to recover under both the State and the Federal employer’s liability acts for the benefit of the beneficiaries named…