Publications
Survival of Actions and Fatal Accidents Act Amendment, Final Report 24
This report of produced after concern arose from the decision in the Crosby v O’Reilly case. A working paper was produced and a committee was appointed for the purpose of considering the specific question of whether the claim for damages for loss of expectation of life should be abolished and the broader question of the adoption of the Uniform Survival of Actions Act. This report examines the existing common law in Alberta, legislative change and […]
| TAGS | accident, compensation, damage, fatal, injury, negligence, survival of action |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | fr024.pdf |
| ENACTMENT |
Survival of Actions Act, SA 1978, c 35 (now RSA 2000, c S-27; Fatal Accidents Act, RSA 2000, c F-8, ss 5(2)(a), (b), 8; and Limitation of Actions Act, RSA 2000, c L-12, s 53). |
April 1, 1977
The Status of the Common Law Wife in Relation to the Fatal Accidents Act
| AREA OF LAW | Family Law Procedure |
| TAGS | married, unmarried, accident, common law, compensation, family, fatal, spouse, support |
| FORMAT | Publications |
| FILE | urp-74_8-Common-Law-FAA_Picard.pdf |
January 2, 1974