Shambach v. Middlecreek Electric Co.

Citations

• 232 Pa. 641
• 81 A. 802
• 1911 Pa. LEXIS 780

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Death—Widow—Compromise of suit by widow — Acts of April 15,1851, P. L. 669, and April 26,1855, P. L. 309.</p> <p>A widow with minor children, who has brought an action in her own name for the benefit of herself and her children who are named in the statement of claim, has a right to compromise and settle the case for a valuable consideration when she does so in good faith, and is not overreached or defrauded, and this she may do without consent of a guardian of the children. After such a settlement the children have no standing further to prosecute the suit.</p>