Tennessee § 20-5-113 - Damages recoverable in wrongful death.

§ 20-5-113. Damages recoverable in wrongful death.

Where a person's death is caused by the wrongful act, fault or omission of another and suit is brought for damages, as provided for by §§ 20-5-106 and 20-5-107 , the party suing shall, if entitled to damages, have the right to recover for the mental and physical suffering, loss of time and necessary expenses resulting to the deceased from the personal injuries, and also the damages resulting to the parties for whose use and benefit the right of action survives from the death consequent upon the injuries received. Acts 1883, ch. 186, § 1; Shan., § 4029; Code 1932, § 8240; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-614. Textbooks. Pritchard on Wills and Administration of Estates (4th ed., Phillips and Robinson), § 637. Law Reviews. “Jordan” Stew, 38 No. 5 Tenn. B.J. 26 (2002). Loss of filial consortium (John A. Day), 37 No. 5 Tenn. B.J. 26 (2001). Punitive Damages and Business Organizations: A Pathetic Fallacy, 67 Tenn. L. Rev. 971 (2000). Tort Law — Loss of Consortium Damages for Spouse and Children, 67 Tenn. L. Rev. 475 (2000). Torts — Hataway v. McKinley: Moving From Spacial Relationships to Significant Relationships, 23 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 257 (1992). Torts — Taylor v. Beard: The Tennessee Supreme Court Declines Adoption of a Cause of Action for Loss of Parental Consortium in Personal Injury Cases, 34 U. Mem. L. Rev. 737 (2004). Cited: All v. John Gerber Co., 36 Tenn. App. 134, 252 S.W.2d 138, 1952 Tenn. App. LEXIS 100 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1952); Management Servs., Inc. v. Hellman, 40 Tenn. App. 127, 289 S.W.2d 711, 1955 Tenn. App. LEXIS 123 (1955); Kindellan v. Arwood Material Co., 338 F. Supp. 1210, 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14899 (E.D. Tenn. 1972); Sharpe v. Lewisburg, 677 F. Supp. 1362, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 905 (M.D. Tenn. 1988); Wilkerson v. Altizer, 845 S.W.2d 744, 1992 Tenn. App. LEXIS 325 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992); Fye v. Kennedy, 991 S.W.2d 754, 1998 Tenn. App. LEXIS 411 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998); Rains v. Bend of the River, 124 S.W.3d 580, 2003 Tenn. App. LEXIS 537 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003); Necessary v. Life Care Ctrs. of Am., Inc., — S.W.3d —, 2007 Tenn. App. LEXIS 698 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 16, 2007); Timmins v. Lindsey, 310 S.W.3d 834, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 731 (Tenn. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2009); Bowman v. City of Memphis, 329 S.W.3d 766, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 47 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 27, 2010); Taylor v. Lakeside Behavioral Health Sys., — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 198 (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 15, 2010); Zakour v. Ut Med. Group, Inc., — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 261 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 19, 2011).