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Article I, § 16 — Damages for injuries causing death

New York Const. art. I, § 16

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Full Text

The right of action now existing to recover damages for injuries resulting in death, shall never be abrogated; and the amount recoverable shall not be subject to any statutory limitation.

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History

(Formerly §18. Renumbered by Constitutional Convention of 1938 and approved by vote of the people November 8, 1938.)

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