Provisions
I.18 proposed for 1916 • Damages for injuries causing death.
REJECTED
The Text
Except in the cases provided for in the next section, the right of action now existing to recover damages for injuries resulting in death shall never be abrogated and the amount recoverable shall not be subject to any statutory limitation.
A Few Facts
• Has 40 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 4 of 1915
If New Yorkers voted to approve this provision, it would have:
• Joined the Constitution in 1916
• Been in Article I: Civil rights
• Changed the text of a previously existing provision
• Amended or built on:
◦ 1895-I.18
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