4By whom and for whom action may be brought

#### 4 By whom and for whom action may be brought 4 By whom and for whom action may be brought > > (1) Every such action shall be for the benefit of the spouse, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, parent, and child of the person whose death has been so caused, and shall be brought by and in the name of the executor or administrator of the person deceased, 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 is brought, and the amount so recovered, after deducting the costs not recovered from the defendant, shall be divided amongst the before-mentioned parties in such shares as the jury by their verdict find and direct. > > > (2) If there is more than one spouse of the person whose death has been so caused, the action is (without limiting the application of subsection (1) to other persons) for the benefit of each of the spouses, who are to be separate parties to the action. > > **s 4:** Am 1942 No 15, sec 44 (b); 1984 No 149, Sch 1 (1); 1999 No 4, Sch 2.3 \[1\] \[2\].