Cross v. Sundin

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in dismissing an action filed by the appellant, a convict, on the ground that he could not proceed with the action without the appointment of a committee pursuant to Code § 53-307.

Subsequent to his conviction and incarceration for second-degree murder, Walter D. Cross brought an action in 1979 against Sandra Rhea Sundín and Martha Peppier, individually and in their capacity as executrices of the Estate of Marcia Lane Cross. Alleging that Code § 53-307 deprived Cross of standing to maintain the action, the appellees filed a motion…