Brown v. Thornton

Plaintiffs appeal by leave granted from an order of the circuit court that affirmed an order of the probate court concerning the distribu tion of certain assets of decedent’s estate under the last will of the decedent. We affirm.

At the time of decedent’s death, she had already commenced a malpractice action relating to her terminal cancer. Following her death, the action was amended to become a wrongful death action. The matter was eventually settled for $750,000. Pursuant to the wrongful death act, MCL 600.2922; MSA 27A.2922, the circuit court entered an order distributing the proceeds of…