Legal Opinion
Mier's Admr. v. Boyer
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided December 3, 1963No. 1951PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHulburd, C. J.
Having been appointed administrator of the Estate of Michael Mier on May 16, 1961, the plaintiff is seeking to recover for the wrongful death of his intestate which occurred on December 13, 1958. His action is based on our version of Lord Campbell’s Act to be found in 14 V.S.A. §§1491-1492 and was commenced June 8, 1961; hence it was more than two years later than the decease of the plaintiff’s intestate.
The defendant’s answer set forth that the plaintiff’s right of action, if any, for the wrongful death of the deceased was barred by the running of the two-year statute of limitations provided…
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