2017 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle III - Maritime Liability
Chapter 303 - Death on the High Seas
Sec. 30305 - Death of plaintiff in pending action
| 46 U.S.C. § 30305 (2017) | ||||||
| §30305. Death of plaintiff in pending action | ||||||
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If a civil action in admiralty is pending in a court of the United States to recover for personal injury caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default described in section 30302 of this title, and the individual dies during the action as a result of the wrongful act, neglect, or default, the personal representative of the decedent may be substituted as the plaintiff and the action may proceed under this chapter for the recovery authorized by this chapter. |
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(Pub. L. 109–304, §6(c), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1511.) |
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The words "If a civil action in admiralty is pending in a court of the United States to recover for personal injury caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default described in section 30302 of this title, and the individual dies during the action as a result of the wrongful act, neglect, or default" are substituted for "If a person die [sic] as the result of such wrongful act, neglect, or default as is mentioned in section 761 of this Appendix during the pendency in a court of admiralty of the United States of a suit to recover damages for personal injuries in respect of such act, neglect, or default" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "the plaintiff" are substituted for "a party" to be more precise. |
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| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 46 - SHIPPING | ||||||
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle III - Maritime Liability CHAPTER 303 - DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS Sec. 30305 - Death of plaintiff in pending action |
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| 41 Stat. 537 120 Stat. 1511 |
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| Public Law 109-304 |
