Thayer v. Herdt

Plaintiff instituted this action as administratrix of her daughter’s estate seeking damages for wrongful death of her daughter and individually for emotional distress and economic loss. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment on the wrongful death claim and dismissed plaintiff’s emotional distress and economic loss claim on the pleadings. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Defendant 1 moved for summary judgment on the wrongful death claim on the ground that the statute of limitations had run. Plaintiff concedes that she originally instituted the action more than…