Miss. Code § 11-7-175 Liability of Ships and Vessels For Causing Death Or Injury

• Library: Mississippi Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Regular Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Miss. Code § 11-7-175

Whenever the death of a person shall be caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of any ship or vessel, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would (if death had not ensued) have entitled the party injured to maintain an action, or to proceed in rem against the said ship or vessel, or in personam against the owners thereof, or those having control of her, and to recover damages in respect thereof, then, in every such case the ship or vessel, which, had not death ensued, would have been liable to an a...