Collins v. Holland

BASKIN, Judge.

Dr. Collins and his wife sued George Holland to recover for injuries sustained when Holland’s dog bit Dr. Collins while he shopped in Holland’s furniture store. Because appellants failed to substitute the personal representative following Holland’s death, the case was dismissed. Dr. Collins then refiled his claim naming the personal representative of Holland’s estate; his wife pursued her derivative claim. In response to appellees’ motion for stay, predicated upon appellants’ failure to pay the costs’ judgment, appellants paid $780.95, the costs incurred in the initial action.

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