Legal Opinion
Hanlon v. Frederick Leyland & Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 10, 1916PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an action brought by the administratrix of Joseph Dow, late of Boston, deceased, to recover damages for his death caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant by reason of which he was drowned in English waters.
The plaintiff, who has been' duly appointed administratrix of the estate of the deceased in this Commonwealth, brings this-action for the benefit of the wife and four minor children of the intestate. The action is founded upon St. 9 & 10 Vict. c. 93, enacted in 1846 and known as Lord Campbell’s act. The act, so far as material, is as follows:
“That whensoever the Death of a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
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- Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Northern Pacific Railroad v. BabcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Leonard v. . Columbia Steam Navigation Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
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- Brown v. Great American Indemnity Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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