MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                             1779

(House Bill 1067)
AN ACT concerning

Wrongful Death — Illegitimate Children

FOR the purpose of providing that an illegitimate child
has a right to bring an action under the wrongful
death statute for the death of his father as well as
his mother, and changing the definition of "child"
and "parent" under the wrongful death statute.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments.

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 3-901 and 3-904
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 3-901 and 3-904 of Article -
Courts and Judicial Proceedings, of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1974 Volume) be and they are hereby repealed
and re—enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article — Courts and Judicial Proceedings
3-901.

(a) In this subtitle, the following terms have the
meanings indicated.

(b) "Child" means a person under 18 years of age
and includes an illegitimate child [of a deceased
mother].

(c) "Parent" includes the mother AND FATHER of a
deceased illegitimate child.

(d) "Person" includes a body politic and corporate
if otherwise applicable.

(e) "Wrongful act" means an act,     neglect, or

default including a felonious act which     would have

entitled the party injured to maintain an     action and
recover damages if death had not ensued.