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Suicide Suits Must be Filed by Decedent's Estate
The plaintiff sued the Sheriff because her son committed suicide in his
jail. She sued in her own behalf and not as representative of her son's
estate.
The plaintiff does not have standing to assert her son's rights and recover
for his injury. The proper remedy is a survival action ...
jail. She sued in her own behalf and not as representative of her son's
estate.
The plaintiff does not have standing to assert her son's rights and recover
for his injury. The proper remedy is a survival action ...
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