Vicksburg S. P. Railway Co. v. Williams

Citations

• 102 Miss. 735
• 59 So. 883

Syllabus

<p>1. Death. Actions. What law governs. Damages. Administrator.</p> <p>Where the injury causing death was inflicted in the state of Louisiana and the action for same was brought in this state, the law of Louisiana fixes the rights of the parties to the suit, and is not in conflict with the policy of this state.</p> <p>2. Same.</p> <p>Under the laws of Louisiana the administrator of a deceased', person has no right of action for damages from an injury-causing his death and an administrator cannot maintain such, action in Mississippi for the wrongful death of his intestate in. Louisiana.</p>