In what circumstances will a plaintiff be able to claim damages for wrongful death?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Harris v. Trojan Fireworks Co., 120 Cal.App.3d 157, 174 Cal.Rptr. 452 (Cal. App. 1981):
In Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability Ins. Co. (1968) 391 U.S. 73, 88 S.Ct. 1515, 20 L.Ed.2d 441, it held unconstitutional a state statute which denied the mother of an illegitimate child a cause of action for the wrongful death of her child.
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