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42 Pa.C.S. § 8301 Death action
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(a) General rule.--An action may be brought, under procedures prescribed by general rules, to recover damages for the death of an individual caused by the wrongful act or neglect or unlawful violence or negligence of another if no recovery for the same damages claimed in the wron…
42 Pa.C.S. § 8302 Survival action
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All causes of action or proceedings, real or personal, shall survive the death of the plaintiff or of the defendant, or the death of one or more joint plaintiffs or defendants. Cross References. Section 8302 is referred to in section 3371 of Title 20 (Decedents, Estates and Fiduc…
42 Pa.C.S. § 8303 Action for performance of a duty required by law
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A person who is adjudged in an action in the nature of mandamus to have failed or refused without lawful justification to perform a duty required by law shall be liable in damages to the person aggrieved by such failure or refusal.
42 Pa.C.S. § 8304 Damages in actions on bad checks
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(a) General rule.--In a civil action to recover damages and costs following a conviction for passing a bad check pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 4105 (relating to bad checks) and failure to make full restitution, the payee shall, upon obtaining judgment, be entitled to recover damages i…