Kochel v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

This is a wrongful-death action brought by plaintiffs-appellants, two of the deceased’s five children. The trial court rendered summary judgment against plaintiffs for nonjoinder of their three sisters, daughters of the deceased by a prior marriage, whom the court found to be indispensable parties. From an order denying their motion to review the grant of summary judgment, plaintiffs appeal. We reverse.

On May 30, 1969, Jerry Koehel was killed in a head-on automobile crash in Taylor county. Plaintiffs commenced this action on June 29, 1971, against the driver of the other car,…