...the instruction authorizing punitive damages. Section 6 of the Kentucky Statutes says whenever the death of a person shall result from an injury inflicted by negligence or by wrongful act, then in every such case, damages may be recovered for such death; and when the act...

...personal representative of one whose life has been lost or destroyed by the willful neglect of another person or persons, company or companies, corporation or corporations, their agents or servants, etc., to institute an action and recover punitive damages for this loss of life, etc. A verdict and...

...that in any event this action was authorized by Section 6, Kentucky Statutes, which provides thai: "Whenever a death of a person shall result from an...injury inflicted by negligence or wrongful act, then in overy such case damages may be recovered for such death trom the person or persons, company or companies,...

...persons so causing the same," and section 6 of the Kentucky Statutes, which provides that, "whenever the death of a person shall result from an injury inflicted...corporations, their agents or servants, causing the same ; and when the act is willful or the negligence is gross, punitive damages may be recovered, and the...

...were in force and which bore upon the case, are as follows: Const. Ky. 1891, § 241: "Whenever the death of a person shall result from an injury inflicted by negligence or wrongful act, then, in every case, damages may be recovered for such death, from the corporations and persons so causing the same....

...corporations and per* sons so causing the same." Section в of the Kentucky statutes provides: "Whenever the berecovered forsuch death from the person or persons, company or companies, corporation or corporations,...

...right to recover. ' ' If the life of any person is lost or destroyed by the wilful neglect of another person or persons, company or companies, corporation or corporations, their agents or servants, then the personal representatives of the deceased shall have the right to sue such person or persons,...

...of this section, where death results from the negligent act, a recovery may be had therefor against the person or persons, company or companies, corporation...their agents or servants, causing the same. . . . The plaintiff has a right to proceed severally or jointly against those who are liable for the injury inflicted...

...• "That if the life of any person or persona ia lost or destroyed by the willful neglect of another person or persons, company or companies, corporation or corporations, their agents or servants, then the personal representative of the deceased shall have the right to sue snch person or persons,...

..."Whenever the death of a person shall result from an injury inflicted by negligence or wrongful act, theu in every such case, damages may be recovered for such...their agents or servants, causing the same. * * » The amount recovered, less funeral expenses and the cost of administration, and such costs about the recovery,...