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LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES' SUITS ACT, 1855 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....of certain wrongs which, according to the present law, do not survive to or against such executors, administrators or representatives. It is enacted as follows :- SECTION 01: EXECUTORS MAY SUE AND BE SUED IN CERTAIN CASES FOR WRONGS COMMITTED IN LIFETIME OF DECEASED An action may be maintained by the executors, administrators or representatives of any person deceased, for any wrong committed in the lifetime of such person, which has occasioned pecuniary loss to his estate, for which wrong an action might have been maintained by such person, so as such wrong shall have been committed within one year before his death4[* * *]; and the damages when recovered, shall be part of the personal estate of such person: and further, an action may be maintained against the executors or administrators or heirs or representatives of any person deceased for any wrong committed by him in his lifetime for which he would have been subject to an action, so as such wrong shall have been committed within one year before such person's death 5[* * *]; and the damages to be recovered in such action shall, if recovered against an executor or administrator bound to administer according to the English.....

Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855 Preamble 1

Title: Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....person " rep.by Act 9 of 1871, Sch.I.For limitation see now the Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (9 of 1908} Short title given by the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897). This Act has been declared to be in force in the whole of India, except Part B States and the Scheduled Districts, by the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874), s.3. It has also been declared in force in the Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936), s.3 and Sch.; in the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), s.3 and Sch.; and in the Santhl Parganas by the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulation (3 of 1872), s.3. It has been declared, by notification under s.3 (a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following Scheduled Districts, namely:- West Jalpaiguri............... See Gazette of India, 1881, Pt.I, p.74. The Districts of Hazaibagh, Lohardaga (now the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt.I, p.44), and Mnbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum.and .....

Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855 Complete Act

Title: Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855

State: Central

Year: 1855

Preamble1 - LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES SUITS Act, 1855 Section1 - Executors may sue and be sued in certain cases for wrongs committed in lifetime of deceased Section2 - Death of either party not be abate suit. Proviso

Legal Representatives Suits Act, 1855 Section 1

Title: Executors May Sue and Be Sued in Certain Cases for Wrongs Committed in Lifetime of Deceased

State: Central

Year: 1855

.....and the damages.when recovered, shall be part of the personal estate of such person; and further, an action may be maintained against the executors or administrators or heirs or representatives of any person deceased for any wrong committed by him in his lifetime for which he would have been subject to an action, so as such wrong shall have been committed within one year before such person's death {The words " and so as such action shall he commenced within two years after the committing of the wrong " rep by Act 9 of 1871, s.2.For limitation see now Act 9 of 1908.} ; and the damages to be recovered in such action shall, if recovered against an executor or administrator bound to administer according to the English law, be payable in like order of administration as the simple contract debts of such person.