Legal Opinion
Law v. Maercklein
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 30, 1980No. Civ. 9697PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANDE WALLE; Justice.
Dorothy C. Law appeals from an order of dismissal and judgment entered pursuant thereto by the Ward County district court on September 4, 1979. We affirm.
The facts of this case are not in dispute. Mrs. Law’s son, Danny Hymas, was killed in a car accident while riding in a car driven by Dennis R. Fann, who was also killed in the accident. Mr. Hymas was a resident of North Dakota at the time of his death, was single, and left no issue. The parties have stipulated that Mrs. Law is not a resident of North Dakota.
Mrs. Law brought a wrongful-death action against the estate of…
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