In what circumstances can a husband recover damages for the death of his wife?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from St. Lawrence & Ottawa Railway Co. v. Lett, 1884 CanLII 17 (ON CA):

In Wilkins v. Day, 12 Q.B.D., 110, in which case a husband recovered £100 damages for the death of his wife, the only question related to the obstruction of the highway by which the fatal accident was occasioned.

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