Munson v. Kubiskey

Respondent appeals as of right from a probate court order granting petitioner leave to distribute the proceeds of a wrongful death settlement. We affirm.

Matilda Kubiskey died intestate at West Shore Hospital on December 28, 1996, after medication intended for another patient was inadvertently administered to her. This case involves the distribution of the $143,000 proceeds of a wrongful death settlement resulting from the hospital’s alleged medical malpractice. Petitioner Richard Kubiskey, son of the deceased, was appointed personal representative of the estate. On September 22, 1997,…