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Haight v. . Hayt

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 1859PublishedCited by 52 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.]

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] One of the grounds upon which the defendants based their motion for a nonsuit was, that the action did not survive and could not be maintained against the personal representatives of Harry Hayt. The rule at common law was that actions for torts died with the person, and could not be maintained by the personal representatives of the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Culver v. AveryNew York Supreme Court · 1831

3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Zabriskie v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1855
  2. Hegerich v. . KeddieNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
  3. Cregin v. . Brooklyn Crosstown Railroad Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
  4. Sharkey v. Burlingame Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1929
  5. John V. Farwell Co. v. WolfWisconsin Supreme Court · 1897

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