NEGLIGENCE CAUSING DEATH. 2219

Suit may not be brought under this article or under art. 75, sec. 29, or art. 93,
sec. 106, by husband of a woman who was killed by a man, since deceased, against
personal representative of latter. " Actio personalia moritur cum persona." Meaning
of " injuries to the person." De'mczuk v. Jenifer, 138 Md. 491. And see White v.
Safe Dep. & Tr. Co, 140 Md. 599.

Action by husband for death of his wife abates on death of the husband or of
defendant. There is no contractual relation between state and defendant. Harvey
v. B. & O. R. R. Co., 70 Md. 324.

For a variance between the proof, and declaration and particular, see B. & O.
R. R. Co. v. State, use Woodward, 41 Md. 297.

Both deceased and equitable plaintiff must have been free from contributory
negligence. State, use Coughlan, v. B. & 0. R. R. Co., 24 Md. 107; B. & O. R. R. Co.
v. State, use Fryer, 30 Md. 52.

For cases under this section involving contributory negligence, see State, use Price,
v. Cumberland, etc., R. R. Co., 87 Md. 186; B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State, use Chambers,
81 Md. 371; State, use Hartlove, v. Fox, 79 Md. 521; B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State,
use Strunz, 79 Md. 335 (involving the imputing of negligence to the plaintiff);
Baltimore, etc., Turnpike Co. v. State, use Grimes, 71 Md. 580; B. & O. R. R. Co.
v. State, use Mahone, 63 Md. 148; Pennsylvania R. R. Co. v. State, use McGirr,
61 Md. 108; B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State, use Hauer, 60 Md. 449; Philadelphia, etc,
R. R. Co. v. State, use Bitzer, 58 Md. 397; State, use Bacon, v. Baltimore, etc,
R. R. Co, 58 Md. 482; State, use Hamelin, v. Malster, 57 Md. 287; Baltimore, etc,
R. R. Co, v. State, use Stansbury, 54 Md. 648; Northern Central R. R. Co. v. State,
use Burns, 54 Md. 113; Cumberland, etc, R. R. Co. v. State, use Moran, 44 Md. 283;
B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State, use Woodward, 41 Md. 299; Cumberland, etc, R. R. Co.
v. State, use Fazenbaker, 37 Md. 156; B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State, use Dougherty,
36 Md. 366; B. & 0. R. R. Co. v. State, use Trainor, 33 Md. 542; Northern Central
R. R. Co. v. State, use Geis, 31 Md. 357; B. & 0. R. R. Co. v. State, use Fryer, 30
Md. 47; B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State, use Smith, 29 Md. 460; Northern Central R. R.
Co. v. State, use Price, 29 Md. 420; B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State, use Miller, 29 Md.
252; State, use Coughlan, v. B. & 0. R. R. Co, 24 Md. 84.

For cases to which this section was held to have no application because of a failure
to prove that defendant had been negligent, see Northern Central Ry. Co. v.
Medairy, 86 Md. 168; State, use Brady, v. Consolidated Gas Co, 85 Md. 637; B. &
0. R. R. Co. v. State, use Good, 75 Md. 526; B. & O. R. R. Co. v. State, use Saving-
ton, 71 Md. 590; State, use Janney, v. Housekeeper, 70 Md. 162; B. & O. R. R. Co.
v. State, use Allison, 62 Md. 479; State, use Barnard, v. Philadelphia, etc, R. R. Co,
60 Md. 555; State, use Miller, v. B. & O. R. R. Co, 58 Md. 221; State, use Hamelin,
v. Malster, 57 Md. 287; Northern Central Ry. Co. v. State, use Burns, 54 Md. 113;
State, use Foy, v. Philadelphia, etc, R. R. Co, 47 Md. 76.

Cited but not construed in State, use Black, v. B. & O. R. R. Co, 36 Fed. 655.

For the statute regulating the survival of causes of action to personal representa-
tives, see art. 93, sec. 106.

As to precautions required of railroad companies, see art. 23, secs. 215, 240, 251,
260 and 262.

As to the investigation of accidents by the public service commission, see art.
23, sec. 372.

See notes to sec. 2.

An. Code, sec. 2. 1904, sec. 2. 1888, sec. 2. 1852, ch. 299, sec. 2.
2. Every such action shall be for the benefit of the wife, husband,
parent and child of the person whose death shall have been so caused and
shall be brought by and in the name of the State of Maryland for the use
of the person entitled to damages; and in every such action the jury may
give such damages as they may think proportioned to the injury resulting
from such death to the parties respectively for whom and for whose benefit
such action shall be brought, and the amount so recovered, after deducting
the costs not recovered from the defendant, shall be divided 'amongst the
above-mentioned parties, in such shares as the jury by their verdict shall
find and direct; provided, that not more than one action shall lie for and
in respect of the same subject-matter of complaint; and that every such