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§30305 Death of Plaintiff in Pending Action

Title 46 › Subtitle III — Maritime Liability › CHAPTER 303 — DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS › § 30305

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

If a federal admiralty injury suit goes on and the injured person dies from that injury, the decedent’s personal representative may replace the plaintiff.

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Title 46, §30305

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If a civil action in admiralty is pending in a court of the United States to recover for personal injury caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default described in section 30302 of this title, and the individual dies during the action as a result of the wrongful act, neglect, or default, the personal representative of the decedent may be substituted as the plaintiff and the action may proceed under this chapter for the recovery authorized by this chapter.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 3030546 App.:765.Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 5, 41 Stat. 537. The words “If a civil action in admiralty is pending in a court of the United States to recover for personal injury caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default described in section 30302 of this title, and the individual dies during the action as a result of the wrongful act, neglect, or default” are substituted for “If a person die [sic] as the result of such wrongful act, neglect, or default as is mentioned in section 761 of this Appendix during the pendency in a court of admiralty of the United States of a suit to recover damages for personal injuries in respect of such act, neglect, or default” to eliminate unnecessary words. The words “the plaintiff” are substituted for “a party” to be more precise.

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46 U.S.C. § 30305

Title 46, Shipping

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102