Legal Opinion
Burket v. Aldridge, Adm'r
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 15, 1966No. [No. 174, September Term, 1965.]PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOppenheimer, J.
On September 8, 1964, the appellant Charles Burket (Burket) filed a suit in the Circuit Court for Frederick County against William Thomas Smith, Jr. (Smith) alleging that Smith on September 11, 1961, through the negligent operation of an automobile, caused Burket serious personal injuries and property damage. The summons was returned “mortuus est”, Smith having died on December 29, 1963. Neither Burket nor his attorneys had known of Smith’s death. On November 19, 1964, David E. Aldridge, the appellee, (the Administrator) was appointed Administrator of Smith’s estate by the Orphans’ Court for…
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- Chandler v. DunlopMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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