Pedroli v. Missouri Pacific Railroad

WEIER, Presiding Judge.

Charles Pedroli, administrator of the estate of Angelo Pedroli, deceased, filed suit for the wrongful death of decedent’s wife, Louise Pedroli. The petition was dismissed by the trial court for failure to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. On appeal, the sole issue concerns the survival of a wrongful death action in the administrator of a decedent who died subsequent to the alleged wrongful death of his spouse without having filed the action. We affirm the action of the trial court in dismissing the petition.

The facts disclosed by the pleadings indicate…