Brodie v. Washington Water Power Co.

Citations

• 92 Wash. 574
• 159 P. 791
• 1916 Wash. LEXIS 809

Syllabus

<p>Death — Action for Wrongful Death — Defenses—Satisfaction or Release — Statutes. A release and satisfaction by the person injured of his right of action for the injuries sustained, bars the right of the beneficiaries to maintain an action for damages for wrongful death under either Rem. 1915 Code, § 194, providing that actions for personal injuries causing death shall not abate but may be prosecuted by a wife or child of the deceased, which is a survival statute, or Id., § 183, providing that an action for damages may be maintained by heirs or representatives for wrongful death; notwithstanding the two acts create distinct causes of action.</p>