Machek v. City of Seattle

Citations

• 118 Wash. 42
• 203 P. 25
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 939

Syllabus

<p>Death (5, 35) — Injuries Causing Death — Right of Action— Measure oe Recovery — Statutes—Construction. Where a minor child received personal injuries from which she later died, leaving parents dependent upon her for support, a right of action survives to her personal representative, under Rem. Code, § 194, to prosecute an action in behalf of such parents, the measure of recovery being the amount which the minor would have recovered for the injury had she lived, to be computed from the time of injury to the date of death.</p> <p>Same (14) — Right of Action — Concurrent Actions — Fob Whose Benefit. An action by an administrator for the wrongful death of a minor may be prosecuted for the benefit of the parent or parents, under Rem. Code, § 194, independently of, and concurrently with, actions for support, under Id., § 183, as amended by Laws 1917, ch. 123, and for loss of services under Id., § 184.</p>