Rice v. Tanner

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The appellants in this case are Dorothy Jean Rice, Winston Lee Rice, Jr., Gay Roberts, and Diane Anderson for themselves and as next of kin of Winston Lee Rice, Sr., who is deceased. They appeal the summary judgment of the circuit court which found that their complaint was a nullity due to the expiration of the statute of limitations. The court, accordingly, dismissed their action. Their primary point on appeal is that siblings of the decedent are not heirs at law for purposes of the Wrongful Death Statute. We affirm the circuit court’s judgment.

As alleged in the…