General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. Jaynes

TOM Glaze, Justice.

This appeal ensues from a car accident on February 24, 1992, which resulted in the death of David Jaynes, a truck driver for J. T. Shannon Lumber Company. Appellant General Accident Insurance Company, Shannon’s workers’ compensation carrier, paid more than $101,000 in benefits to David’s wife and two children. On April 19, 1994, the Faulkner County Probate Court appointed David’s wife, Teresa, as special administrator of David’s estate (hereafter the Estate) for the purpose of filing a wrongful death action against those parties responsible for David’s death. The Estate…