Citation Numbers: 2 N.J. Misc. 446
Filed Date: 5/28/1924
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/25/2022
This action was brought by the plaintiff, as administrator ad proseguendum of the estate of one Mrs. Paboozian, for the benefit of the next of kin of the decedent, for the pecuniary loss sustained by them through the death of Mrs. Paboozian, resulting, as was alleged, from the negligent act •of the defendant in recklessly driving his automobile along the Hudson county boulevard, in North Bergen, on the night of Juné 6th, 1923. The trial resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, the jury awarding him six cents. We. think this award cannot he justified. In the first place, there was evidence that the deceased had, during the latter part of her lifetime, contributed on certain occasions to the support of her invalid daughter, who resided in Armenia, and there was evidence which would have justified the jury in finding that the daughter had a reasonable expectation of the contributions in the future.
It is also- to be remembered that our Death act, upon which the right of the plaintiff’s recovery rests, only per-
Hie rule to show cause will lie made absolute.