Willard v. Mohn
North Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court for Williams County; Goss, J. This action, in tort, survives the death of the. tort feasor. Rev. Codes, Sec. 6789; 13 Current Law, 1245, note 25; Devine v. Healy, 241 Ill. 34, 89 X. E. 251; 21 Enc. PL & Pr. 346, note 3. Action must he brought in name of real party in interest. Rev. Codes, § 6407. Infant must sue in his own name by his guardian ad litem. Price v. Phcenix Mut. L. Ins.
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Appeal from District Court for Williams County; Goss, J. This action, in tort, survives the death of the. tort feasor. Rev. Codes, Sec. 6789; 13 Current Law, 1245, note 25; Devine v. Healy, 241 Ill. 34, 89 X. E. 251; 21 Enc. PL & Pr. 346, note 3. Action must he brought in name of real party in interest. Rev. Codes, § 6407. Infant must sue in his own name by his guardian ad litem. Price v. Phcenix Mut. L. Ins. Co. 17 Minn. 497, Gil. 473; Perine v. Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W. 48 Minn. 82, 50 X. W. 1022; Peterson v. Baillif, 52 Minn. 386, 54 X. W. 185. Action against administrator for personal tort…
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
This is an action brought to recover damages for wrongful death under chapter 38, Revised Codes 1905, commonly known as Lord Campbell’s act. The action is entitled “David Willard, Guardian ad Litem for Alva Yernon Willard, an Infant, Plaintiff, vs B. L. Mohn, Administrator of the Estate of Alfred Thorson, Deceased,” and in substance alleges that David Willard, plaintiff herein, as guardian ad litem, is the duly appointed guardian ad litem of and for Alva Yernon Willard, who is an infant of the age of one year. That B. L. Mohn, the nominal defendant, is the duly appointed and acting…
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