Murg v. Barnsdall Nursing Home

WINCHESTER, V.C.J.

¶ 1 The dispositive issue presented for our review is whether the letters of special administration of appellant, Wilhelm Murg, Jr., Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Virginia Murg, Deceased, (hereinafter “Murg, Jr.,”) properly were issued, or whether his appointment was void ab initio (99,701) (Murg I). Our holding regarding appellant’s negligence claim against appellee, Barnsdall Nursing Home, (hereinafter “Barnsdall”) (99,367) (Murg II) hinges upon our determination of the validity of Murg, Jr.’s appointment as Special Personal Representative.…