Miller v. Kramarczyk

The decedent, April R. Kramarczyk, was a passenger in a car driven by her husband, defendant John J. Kramarczyk, when the car collided with one driven by defendant Dean A. Nemec. The collision killed the decedent, who left no children. Plaintiffs, Michael Miller, the administrator of the decedent’s estate, and Elizabeth and Joseph Kaminski, the decedent’s parents, brought this suit. In counts I and III of the first amended complaint, Miller sought recovery on behalf of the Kaminskis against defendants under the Wrongful Death Act (Act) (740 ILCS 180/0.01 et seq. (West 1996)). In counts II and…