Title 16 — Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
40 chapters · 682 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 16-2701 Liability; damages; prior recovery as precluding action
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(a) When, by an injury done or happening within the limits of the District, the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of a person or corporation, and the act, neglect, or default is such as will, if death does not ensue, entitle the person injured, …
D.C. Code § 16-2702 Party plaintiff; statute of limitations
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An action pursuant to this chapter shall be brought by and in the name of the personal representative of the deceased person, and within 2 years after the death of the person injured.
D.C. Code § 16-2703 Distribution of damages
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The damages recovered in an action pursuant to this chapter, except the amount specified by the verdict or judgment covering the reasonable expenses of last illness and burial, may not be appropriated to the payment of the debts or liabilities of the deceased person, but inure to…