Harvey v. Hassinger

How courts have described this case

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• finding that plaintiff’s counsel’s remarks during closing argument referring to defendant as having “murdered” pedestrian was improper but not so prejudicial as to require new trial
• a survival action, unlike a wrongful death action, is not a new cause of action but merely continues in the decedent's personal representative the right of action that accrued to the decreased at common law
• a survival action, unlike a wrongful death action, is not a new cause of action but merely continues in the decedent’s personal representative the right of action that accrued to the decreased at common law
• “It is not proper to award punitive damages in a survival action where the claim for such damages is based on the gross negligence of the defendant. The court erred in charging on punitive damages and the jury’s verdict as to punitive damages must be set aside’’

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