Frongillo v. Grimmett

OPINION

LACAGNINA, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment against the survivors of Anthony Frongillo, the trial court dismissing the survivors’ claim for his wrongful death because the statute of limitations on his injury claim expired before his death. The sole issue on appeal is whether a wrongful death action may be pursued by survivors even though the decedent’s action for personal injury has been barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse and hold in this case that the statute of limitations for wrongful death begins to run upon the decedent’s death even though the statute…