In the case of a mortal accident due to the fault of the physician, only the husband or wife of a sick person or his ascendants or descendants may claim compensation from the physician for the loss which they have suffered as a consequence of the death of the sick person.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2343
Liability to Third Parties · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Compensation shall not be due on account of the moral loss suffered by these persons unless the death of the sick person has been due to the intentional act of the physician.
No other persons may claim compensation in their own right by reason of the death of the sick person, notwithstanding that they are able to prove that the latter rendered them material assistance or that they were maintained by him.