Long v. Dugan

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• holding, under analogous wrongful death statute, that older sisters could not recover for the wrongful death of their three- year old brother on a loss of consortium theory because there was “no suggestion” that the older sisters were dependent upon him
• \[C]onsortium is not an independent cause of action. The spouse may not pursue the claim independently but must recover any damages through the derivative cause of action.\

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