Castorena v. General Electric

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• holding that the fact the statute of limitations had run against decedent’s personal injury claim did not bar a wrongful death suit
• holding that the fact the statute of limitations had run against decedent's personal injury claim did not bar a wrongful death suit
• recognizing the generally accepted common law rule that “where a person was injured by the wrongful act or omission of another any right for civil relief ended with the injured party’s death.”
• recognizing the generally accepted common law rule that “where a person was injured by the wrongful act or omission of another any right for civil relief ended with the injured party’s death.”
• “Idaho’s wrongful death action does not create a survival action, but an entirely new cause of action on behalf of a decedent’s heirs and personal representatives.”

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