Indiana Code 34-9-3-4. Action by decedent’s representative based on personal injuries not causing death
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies when a person:
(2) subsequently dies from causes other than those personal injuries.
(1) receives personal injuries caused by the wrongful act or omission of another; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-9-3-4
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
(b) The personal representative of the decedent who was injured may maintain an action against the wrongdoer to recover all damages resulting before the date of death from those injuries that the decedent would have been entitled to recover had the decedent lived. The damages inure to the exclusive benefit of the decedent’s estate.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-1-1-1(d).]
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.143-2009, SEC.43; P.L.79-2017, SEC.77.