1. (a) All damages recovered for injuries resulting in death, which death occurred before October 1, 1961, after payment of the costs and expenses of suit, all expenses of last illness and all funeral bills, the expenses of administration and such amount for the support of the surviving spouse or family of the deceased during the settlement of the estate as the Court of Probate may allow, shall be distributed in accordance with the law concerning the distribution of intestate personal estate.
2. (b) All damages recovered for injuries resulting in death, which death occurred on or after October 1, 1961, after payment of the costs and expenses of suit, all expenses of last illness and all funeral bills, the expenses of administration and claims against the estate and such amount for the support of the surviving spouse or family of the deceased during the settlement of the estate as the Court of Probate may allow, shall be distributed as personal estate in accordance with the last will and testament of the deceased if there is one or, if not, in accordance with the law concerning the distribution of intestate personal estate. Such damages shall not be subject to taxation under the provisions of chapter 216.

(1949 Rev., S. 7063; 1955, S. 2947d; 1961, P.A. 68; 458; 1969, P.A. 581, S. 1; P.A. 80-476, S. 331.)

History: 1961 acts specified distribution “as personal estate in accordance with the last will and testament of the deceased if there is one”, and clearly distinguished between cases where death occurred before October 1, 1961, and cases where death occurred after that date; 1969 act required payment of claims against estate before recovered damages are distributed as personal estate and specified that damages are not subject to taxation under Ch. 216; P.A. 80-476 divided section into Subsecs. and made minor change in wording; Sec. 45-280 transferred to Sec. 45a-448 in 1991.