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Damages In Washington Wrongful Death Actions, David C. Cummins
Damages In Washington Wrongful Death Actions, David C. Cummins
Washington Law Review
At common law there was no right of recovery for wrongful death and the cause of action for personal injuries did not survive the death of either the injured person or the tort-feasor. In 1846 Lord Campbell's Act was adopted, and not long thereafter wrongful death legislation appeared in every state, patterned largely after the English statute.
Trespass—Unseen Particles Constituting Invasion—Distinguished From Nuisance, Timothy R. Clifford
Trespass—Unseen Particles Constituting Invasion—Distinguished From Nuisance, Timothy R. Clifford
Washington Law Review
In the 1959 Oregon decision of Martin v. Reynolds Metals Co., the supreme court of that state re-investigated the fields of trespass and nuisance and incorporated into the former modern understanding which had previously been excluded from the aged legal concept.
Torts, Lloyd W. Peterson, Robert D. Duggan, Jorgen Bader, Raymond E. Brown
Torts, Lloyd W. Peterson, Robert D. Duggan, Jorgen Bader, Raymond E. Brown
Washington Law Review
Covers cases on violation of civil rights—damages (Peterson); on personal injuries as community property—res ipsa loquitur (Duggan); on defamation (Duggan); on storekeeper's liability (Bader); on children staying after school—invitees or licensees (Bader); and on attractive nuisances (Brown).