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SACH v. KENT GENERAL HOSP.

518 A.2d 695 (1986)

Josephine SACH, individually, as Administratrix of the Estate of John C. Sach, and as next friend for Laura Lee Sach, John R. Sach and Winifred Shephard, Plaintiffs, v. KENT GENERAL HOSPITAL, T. Nobel Jarrell & Jarrell, Benson & Giles, M.D., P.A., A Delaware corporation, Defendants.

Superior Court of Delaware, New Castle County.

Decided: October 8, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Grady, Esquire, Dover, for plaintiffs.

Warren B. Burt, Wilmington, for defendants.

TAYLOR, Judge.

At the commencement of trial, the parties have raised a question concerning the right of the mother of a deceased person to recover damages for mental anguish resulting from the wrongful death of her son.

10 Del.C. § 3724(a) permits a wrongful death action to be brought "for the benefit of the wife, husband, parent and child of the deceased person." Section 3724(d) specifies the categories of damages which can be recovered. Categories...

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