Tyre v. Swain

OPINION

Chief Justice WILLIAMS, for the Court.

After years -without closure with respect to their daughter’s untimely death, the plaintiffs, Richard and Lisa Tyre (collectively plaintiffs), in their capacity as natural parents and heirs of Shelley Arden Tyre, filed this wrongful death action against the defendant, David Swain (defendant). 1 The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, and a judgment was entered declaring that the defendant was a slayer, pursuant to G.L. 1956 § 33-1.1-1(3), and awarding the plaintiffs compensatory damages, with interest, totaling $2,815,085.46 and…