Richardson v. Kennedy

RECHT, Justice:

We are asked to review the dismissal of a wrongful death action which was brought in the names of (1) the personal representative whose authority had arguably terminated at the time the action was filed; and (2) the widow of the decedent. The Circuit Court of Jefferson County dismissed the cause of action brought by Joseph Richardson, as personal representative of his deceased brother Richard Walter Richardson, upon the defendant’s assertion that the personal representative’s authority ended after the discharge of the administrator’s bond. The circuit court also dismissed the…