Pearl Spence, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Jerome W. Spence, Deceased v. Henry D. Staras

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• stating that the Wrongful Death Act allows recovery for pecuniary losses incurred by the decedent’s next of kin due to the decedent’s death
• “The Supreme Court has indicated that, in civil rights actions, ‘both federal and state rules on damages may be utilized, whichever better serves the policies expressed in the federal statutes.’ ”

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