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Death on the High Seas - Information
(Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 1, 41 Stat. 537.)
Act Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, which enacted this chapter, is popularly know as the "Death on the High Seas Act".
Death of plaintiff pending action, see section 765 of this Appendix.
This section is referred to in section 765 of this Appendix.
(Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 2, 41 Stat. 537.)
§ 763a. Limitations
(Pub. L. 96-382, § 1, Oct. 6, 1980, 94 Stat. 1525.)
Section was not enacted as part of act Mar. 30, 1920, known as the Death on the High Seas Act, which comprises this chapter.
(Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 4, 41 Stat. 537.)
If a person die 1 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, the personal representative of the decedent may be substituted as a party and the suit may proceed as a suit under this chapter for the recovery of the compensation provided in section 762 of this Appendix.
1 So in original. Probably should be "dies".
(Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 5, 41 Stat. 537.)
In suits under this chapter the fact that the decedent has been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar recovery, but the court shall take into consideration the degree of negligence attributable to the decedent and reduce the recovery accordingly.
(Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 6, 41 Stat. 537.)
(Mar. 30, 1920, ch. 111, § 7, 41 Stat. 538.)