Plumley v. Klein

388 Mich. 1 (1972)

199 N.W.2d 169

PLUMLEY

v.

KLEIN

No. 10 January Term 1972, Docket No. 53,299.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 26, 1972.

Marcus, McCroskey, Libner, Reamon & Williams (by Robert J. VanLeuven), for plaintiff.

Troff, Lilly, Piatt, File & Doyle, for defendant.

WILLIAMS, J.

The principal issue of law presented in this case is whether the personal representative of deceased children may recover damages from the personal representative of the deceased mother under the wrongful death act (MCLA 600.2922; MSA 27A.2922) for ordinary negligence.

On May 22, 1969, Mrs. Claudia Ann Plumley was…