{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-31-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 2A:31-5","heading":"Assessment of damages by jury.","body":"Assessment of damages by jury.\nIn every action brought under the provisions of this chapter the jury may give such damages as they shall deem fair and just with reference to the pecuniary injuries resulting from such death, together with the hospital, medical and funeral expenses incurred for the deceased, to the persons entitled to any intestate personal property of the decedent in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.2A:31-4.\nAmended 1967, c.307, s.1; 2007, c.261, s.2.","path":["TITLE 2A ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"d4fd49aa16ee73542d89cb457d83dec48ab99fa302c33c681d075566ea92456b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-31-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-2a-31-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}