Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:3331 – Foreign administrator or executor may sue to recover damages for wrongful death
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:3331
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
When a right of action to recover damages for the wrongful death of a nonresident vests in the administrator or executor appointed or confirmed by a court of the domicile of the deceased, this administrator or executor may institute and prosecute the action in a court of this state without the necessity of qualifying as ancillary administrator or executor.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.