Waddell v. Kirkpatrick

ROBERT M. BELL, Judge.

We granted certiorari to answer the question whether Maryland Code (1989 Repl-Vol.) section 5-201 1 of the Courts & Judicial Proceedings Article 2 applies to save an action brought, pursuant to the Maryland wrongful death statute, sections 3-901 through 904, on behalf of the child of the injured person, one of the primary statutory beneficiaries, when, at the time of the injured person’s death, that child was a minor 327 Md. 129, 607 A.2d 947. The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County answered, “no.” We shall do likewise.

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Appellant Lorraine Marie (Payne) Waddell’s…