Vaughn v. Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Concentrating Co.

Citations

• 126 F. 895
• 1903 U.S. App. LEXIS 5214

Syllabus

<p>1. Wrongful Death — Idaho Statute — Persons Entitled to Sue.</p> <p>Under Code Civ. Proc. Idaho, § 3165, which gives a right of action for wrongful death to the “heirs or personal representatives” of the deceased, such an action cannot be maintained by his widow in her own name.</p> <p>». Same — Law Governing Action — Place of Injury.</p> <p>A state statute giving a right of action for wrongful death has no extraterritorial force, and does not confer a right of action for an injury inflicted in another state.</p> <p>if 2. What law governs actions for wrongful death, see note to Burrell v. Fleming, 47 C. C. A. 606.</p> <p>See Death, vol. 15, Cent. Dig. § 12.</p>