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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Section 2

Not More Than One Suit to Be Brought

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Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Section 2 is part of Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 - Not More Than One Suit to Be Brought. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Provided always that not more than one action or suit shall be brought for, and in respect of the same subject-matter of complaint1[* * * * *]

Claim for loss to the estate may be added. --

Provided that in any such action or suit the executor, administrator or representative of the deceased may insert a claim for. and recover any pecuniary loss to the estate of the deceased occasioned by such wrongful act, neglect or default, which sum, when recovered, shall be deemed part of the assets of the estate of the deceased.

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1. The words "and that every such action shall be brought within twelve calendar months after the death of such deceased person", repealed by Act 9 of 1871. For limitation, now the Limitation Act, 1963 (36 of 1963).

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What does Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 Section 2 provide?

Section Section 2 of the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855 (Not More Than One Suit to Be Brought) is reproduced on this page as part of the Fatal Accidents Act, 1855. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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