Mea v. Spiegel

By Judge Charles E. Poston

This action is before the court upon the Defendants’ special pleas of illegality accompanied by their motions for a separate evidentiary hearing thereon. The Plaintiff, in response, moved to strike their pleas and to deny the motions for a separate evidentiary hearing. For the reasons stated below, the court denies the special pleas, thus making the remaining motions moot.

The motion for judgment alleges that oh August 25, 1995, the Plaintiffs decedent, Judith A. Manes-Moen, while not being of sound mind, took an overdose of sleep medication and died. It is further…