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Meaning of "sister" under Civil Liability Act (Act 176)
Nature of damages recoverable under section 18(1)(a) of the Civil Liability Act (Act 176)
Need for a dependent under the Act to prove the loss of dependency of life before an award can be made
Need for a party who claims to be a dependant under Civil Liability Act (Act 176) to prove such in order to benefit
Persons on whose behalf in a patrilineal society an action may be brought under Act 176
The principle for determining whether a party to a suit was entitled to damages for prospective dependency
Whether Act 176 permits a claim for funeral expenses
Whether a father can bring an action for himself and other dependants of the deceased in an action under Act 176
Whether a head of family has locus to sue under Act 176
Whether an action can be brought under the Civil Liability Act by a dependant of the deceased without having been first appointed a personal representative
Whether an award for mental distress under the Civil Liability Act is the same as damages awarded under nervous shock or psychiatric injury
Whether a sibling constitutes a dependent under the Civil Liability Act
Whether damages can be recovered under the Civil Liability Act (Act 176) for a prospective loss
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