Lord Campbell Act
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Lord Campbell Act
The English statute that first provided that the surviving family of a person who suffered a wrongful death may sue the tortfeasor for damages. 9 & 10 Vict.
c. 93 (1846). It is to be distinguished from the wrongful death statute, which provides that the personal representative of a person who has suffered a wrongful death may sue for damages, thus contravening the common law rule that an action for personal injuries did not survive the plaintiff’s death.
Most states have enacted some form of a Lord Campbell Act or wrongful death statute. Prosser & Keeton on Torts §127 (5th ed. 1984).
c. 93 (1846). It is to be distinguished from the wrongful death statute, which provides that the personal representative of a person who has suffered a wrongful death may sue for damages, thus contravening the common law rule that an action for personal injuries did not survive the plaintiff’s death.
Most states have enacted some form of a Lord Campbell Act or wrongful death statute. Prosser & Keeton on Torts §127 (5th ed. 1984).
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