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- Title: Stang V. Hertz Corp.
- Author : New Mexico Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 26, 1969
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Catherine Laven died from injuries received in an automobile accident. Plaintiff, her personal representative, sought damages for the value of her life, for her conscious pain and suffering from the injury until death, for medical and related care of decedent and the reasonable expenses of decedent's funeral and burial. On the basis of stipulated facts, the trial court ruled the personal representative could not recover any of the foregoing items of damage. Plaintiff appeals from the order dismissing her complaint. No issue is presented concerning the expenses of the funeral and burial. We decide whether the other items of damage may be recovered (if liability is established -- a point not involved in this appeal). Our decision answers two questions: (1) If there is no pecuniary injury to the statutory beneficiaries, may there be a recovery for the wrongful death of decedent? (2) Under the facts of this case, may the personal representative recover for decedent's conscious pain and suffering and medical and related care from the injury until death? We answer "yes" to both questions.
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