State ex rel. Shrewsberry v. Hrko

(Filed Oct. 15, 1999)

The starting place in every lawsuit and the first question every lawyer asks, is “Where is jurisdiction for my case?” In this case, there is a conflict between two people over who will get to be the administratrix of the estate of Eddie Dean Shrewsberry. Eaeh of those parties is represented by a different lawyer, and each of those lawyers has filed a lawsuit against Mr. Shrewsberry’s employer alleging that the employer was somehow responsible for his death. Unfortunately, the lawyers for neither Carolyn Shrewsberry nor Bobbie Shrewsberry have ever asked the obvious…