North Dakota § 32-21-01 When action for death by wrongful act maintainable

North Dakota Statutes

§ 32-21-01 — When action for death by wrongful act maintainable

North Dakota § 32-21-01

Title 32Judicial Remedies

Ch. 32-21Death by Wrongful Act

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N.D. Cent. Code § 32-21-01 (2026).

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Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or default, and
the act, neglect, or default is such as would have entitled the party injured, if death had not
ensued, to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such
case the person who, or the corporation, limited liability company, or company which, would
have been liable if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages,
notwithstanding the death of the person injured or of the tort-feasor, and although the death
shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.

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Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or default, and
the act, neglect, or default is such as would have entitled the party injured, if death had not
ensued, to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then and in every such
case the person who, or the corporation, limited liability company, or company which, would
have been liable if death had not ensued, shall be liable to an action for damages,
notwithstanding the death of the person injured or of the tort-feasor, and although the death
shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to felony.