| Damages in Case of Lynching.

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Effective: October 1, 1953

Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly

A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover, from the county in which such assault is made, a sum of not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the injury received therefrom is serious, a sum of not to exceed one thousand dollars; or, if such injury results in permanent disability to earn a livelihood by manual labor, a sum of not to exceed five thousand dollars.


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