Award of punitive or exemplary damages to be for benefit of estate
17Despite sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and subsection 16(2), when an action is brought under section 16 in relation to a death occurring on or after January 1, 1993, exemplary or punitive damages may be awarded in appropriate cases, but if the damages are awarded, they are for the benefit of the estate of the deceased.
Award of punitive or exemplary damages to be for benefit of estate
17Despite sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and subsection 16(2), when an action is brought under section 16 in relation to a death occurring on or after January 1, 1993, exemplary or punitive damages may be awarded in appropriate cases, but if the damages are awarded, they are for the benefit of the estate of the deceased.