{"id":180,"name":"Massachusetts General Laws - Part III, Title II - Chapter 229, Section 2: Wrongful death; damages","content":"

Section 2. A person who

shall be liable in damages in the amount of:

except that

A person shall be liable for the negligence or the willful, wanton or reckless act of his agents or servants while engaged in his business to the same extent and subject to the same limits as he would be liable under this section for his own act.

Damages under this section shall be recovered in an action of tort by the executor or administrator of the deceased.

An action to recover damages under this section shall be commenced within three years from the date of death, or within three years from the date when the deceased’s executor or administrator knew, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence, should have known of the factual basis for a cause of action, or within such time thereafter as is provided by section four, four B, nine or ten of chapter two hundred and sixty.

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