New Hampshire Revised Statutes 556:13 – Limitation of Recovery
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Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 556:13
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The damages recoverable in such an action shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars except in cases where the plaintiff‘s decedent has left either a widow, widower, child, father, mother, or any relative dependent on the plaintiff’s decedent in which event there shall be no limitation. In the trial of such an action the jury shall not be informed of the limitation, if any, imposed by this section and if the jury awards damages in excess of such limitation, the court shall reduce the amount of damages awarded to conform to such limitation.