sec.13Spouse’s remedy for loss or impairment of consortium

### sec.13 Spouse’s remedy for loss or impairment of consortium This section applies if a person causes injury to another by wrongful act, neglect or default, whether or not the injury results in death. The person is liable in damages to the injured person’s spouse for loss or injury suffered by the spouse because of the loss or impairment of consortium. The damages must be assessed in the same way as in a claim by a husband for damages in tort for loss or impairment of consortium. A husband can only recover the damages mentioned in this section under either the common law or this section but not both. s 13 (prev 1968 No. 15 s 3 ) sub 1989 No. 81 s 5 reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 sub 2010 No. 9 s 22 (sec.13-ssec.1) This section applies if a person causes injury to another by wrongful act, neglect or default, whether or not the injury results in death. (sec.13-ssec.2) The person is liable in damages to the injured person’s spouse for loss or injury suffered by the spouse because of the loss or impairment of consortium. (sec.13-ssec.3) The damages must be assessed in the same way as in a claim by a husband for damages in tort for loss or impairment of consortium. (sec.13-ssec.4) A husband can only recover the damages mentioned in this section under either the common law or this section but not both.