Deaver v. Faucon Properties, Inc.

Jim Gunter, Justice.

Appellant Ronny Deaver, as administrator for the Estate of Faye Deaver, appeals the circuit court’s order striking and dismissing his complaint with prejudice for failing properly to revive Faye Deaver’s claims after her death. We hold that the action was properly revived under Arkansas law, and we reverse the order of the circuit court.

On November 1, 2002, Faye Deaver and her son, Ronny Deaver, filed a complaint against the appellees: St. Andrews Nursing Home, various entities that owned the nursing home, and the administrator of the nursing home. The complaint alleged…