COTE v. MARTEL

No. 4882.

103 N.H. 110 (1960)

GERARD COTE, Adm'r v. AUDREY MARTEL, Adm'x.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

Decided November 30, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beamis & Davis and Fisher, Parsons & Moran (Mr. Moran orally), for the plaintiff.

Burns, Bryant & Hinchey and Lawrence E. Spellman (Mr. Spellman orally), for the defendant.


KENISON, C. J.

The pertinent statute governing the distribution of damages in a wrongful death action is RSA 556:14 which was in effect at the time of the accident as R. L., c. 355, s. 14, and reads as follows: "DISTRIBUTION OF DAMAGES. In such case, the damages recovered, less the expenses of recovery, the expenses of administration, the necessary charges for the burial of the deceased, and the reasonable charges for the last sickness of the deceased...

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