1. No action for death at common law.
2. Higgins v. Butcher.
3. Baker v. Bolton.
4. Lord Campbell's act.
5. Osborn v. Gillett.
6. Early American Cases.
7. Carey v. Berkshire R. Co.
8. Eden v. Lexington & F.R. Co.
9. James v. Christy.
10. Shields v. Yonge.
11. Later American cases.
12. Reason for the rule
13. Merger.
14. Forfeiture.
15. Actio personalis veritur cum persona.
16. Public policy.
17. Limitation of the rule.
18. Right of action where death is caused by breach of contract.

19. Lord Campbell's act.
20. Scope of Lord Campbell's act.
21. Provisions of the act.
22. Distinguishing features of action.
23. The act creates a new cause of action.
24. Statutes similar to Lord Campbell's act.
25. Statutes giving damages resulting from the death to the estate.
26. Statutes providing for survival of right of action of party injured.
27. Georgia and Kentucky.
28. Statutes granting remedy by indictment
29. Massachusetts.
30. Statutes granting additional remedies
31. Constitutionality of statutes.
32. Liberal or strict construction of statutes.
33. Analytical table.

34. Peculiar provisions.
35. Alabama.
36. Colorado
37. Connecticut.
38. Georgia.
39. Indiana.
40. Iowa.
41. Kentucky.
42. Louisiana.
43. Maine.
44. Massachusetts.
       (a) Indictment.
       (b) Civil Action.
       (c) Employers' liability act.
45. Missouri.
46. Nevada.
47. New Hampshire.
48. New Mexico.
49. North Carolina.
50. North Dakota.
    50a. Oregon
51. Pennsylvania
52. Rhode Island.
53. South Dakota.
54. Tennessee.
55. Texas.
56. Virginia.
57. Washington.
58. West Virginia.
59. Miners' acts.

60. When action lies.
61. The wrongful act, neglect, or default.
62. "Wrongful."
63. Act or neglect must be such that party injured might have maintained action.
64. Intentional killing.
65. Death caused by negligence.
66. Contributory negligence of deceased.
67. Imputed negligence.
68. Imputed negligence in action for death of child.
69. Contributory negligence of beneficiaries a bar.
70. Contributory negligence of parents in action by them a bar.
71. Contributory negligence of beneficiaries not a bar in Iowa, Virginia, and Ohio.
72. Contributory negligence of personal representative no bar.
73. Instantaneous death.
74. Instantaneous death under statutes providing for survival of action.
75. Instantaneous death --- Connecticut, Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee.
76. Proximate cause of death.
77. Death resulting from neglect of statutory duty.
78. Death resulting from liquor sold by dendant.
79. Felonious killing.

80. Existence of beneficiaries essential.
81. Otherwise in Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
82. Widow and next of kin.
83. Whether husband is next of kin.
84. Posthumous child.
85. Illegitimate child.
86. Aliens.
87. Survival of right of beneficiary.
88. Assignment of right of beneficiary.
89. Distribution

90. Who may sue.
91. Lord Campbell's act.
92. Alabama.
93. Arkansas.
94. Colorado
95. Georgia.
96. Indiana.
97. Iowa.
98. Kentucky.
99. Louisiana.
100. Maryland
101. Massachusetts.
102. Mississippi
103. Missouri.
104. New Mexico.
105. Pennsylvania
106. Rhode Island.
107. Tennessee.
108. Texas.
109. Executor or administrator.
110. Foreign administrator.
111. Appointment of administrator.
112. Widow.
113. Parents.
114. Heirs.
115. Guardian.
116. Right to sue confined to statutory plaintiffs.
117. Joinder of parties
118. Who may be sued.
119. Abatement on death of wrongdoer.

120. Limitation of time for commencing action.
121. Nature of limitation.
122. When time begins to run.
123. Notice of claim.

124. Release or recovery by party injured.
125. Release or recovery by plaintiff or beneficiary.
126. Cause of action of party inured survives by statute in some states
127. Concurrent actions by administrator.
128. Concurrent actions by parent or heirs and by administrator.

129. Classification of statutes
130. Alabama.
131. Colorado
132. Connecticut.
133. Georgia.
134. Iowa.
135. Kentucky.
136. Louisiana.
137. Maine.
138. Massachusetts.
139. Missouri.
140. New Hampshire.
141. New Mexico.
142. North Carolina.
143. North Dakota.
144. Oregon
145. Pennsylvania
146. South Dakota.
147. Tennessee.
148. Texas.
149. Virginia.
150. Washington.
151. West Virginia.
152. Limit of recovery.

153. Measure of damages under statutes similar to Lord Campbell's act--- Pecuniary loss to beneficiaries.
154. No damages for soltium.
155. Exemplary damages.
156. No damages for injury to deceased.
157. Medical and funeral expenses.
158. Meaning of "pecuniary."
159. Reasonable expectation of benefit.
160. Death of husband and father of minor.
161. Death of husband---Evidence of number of children.
162. Death of parent of minor---Loss of education and personal training.
163. Death of wife---Loss of service.
164. Death of  minor child---Loss of service.
165. Death of  minor child---Expectancy of benefit after majority.
166. Loss of prospective gifts and inheritance.
167. Loss of prospective gifts.
168. Loss of prospective gifts---Death of adult child.
169. Loss of prospective gifts---Death of parent of adult child.
170. Loss of prospective gifts---Death of collateral relative.
171. Loss of prospective inheritance.
172. Rules of damages in New York.
173. Evidence of pecuniary condition of beneficiaries.
174. Expectation of life---Life tables.
175. Interest as damages.
176. Reduction of damages.
177. Discretion of jury---Instructions.
178. Excessive verdict---Reduction of amount
179. Inadequate verdict.
180. Nominal damages.

181. The wrongful act or neglect.
182. Existence of beneficiaries.
183. Appointment of executor or administrator.
184. Allegations of damages.
185. Bill of particulars.
186. Indictment.
187. Amendment.
188. Liability of personal representative for costs.

189. Character of evidence in actions for death.
190. Defendant as witness.
191. Beneficiary as witness.
192. Testimony of deceased witness.
193. Verdict of acquittal---Coroner's verdict.
194. Declarations and admissions of the deceased.

195. Statute has no extraterritorial force.
196. Action based on foreign statute---Jurisdiction sustained.
197. Whether a similar statute must exist in the state of the tribunal.
198. Action based on foreign statutes---Jurisdiction denied.
199. Death on navigable waters within the state.
200. Death on high seas on vessel owned in state.
201. Who may sue under a foreign statute.
202. Pleading foreign statute.

203. Jurisdiction of circuit courts
204. Suit in admiralty for death not maintainable independently of statute.
205. Jurisdiction in admiralty under state statutes. In rem.
206. Jurisdiction in personam---Jurisdiction in rem where statute creates lien.
207. Decisions reviewed.
208. Jurisdiction of admiralty in England.
209. Jurisdiction under limited liability act