Wright v. Brotherhood Bank & Trust Co.

Rees, J.:

Plaintiffs Harold A. Wright, executor of the estate of Rutherford B. Edwards, deceased, and Willie Thomas, a residuary legatee under Edwards’ will, appeal from the trial court’s order granting defendant Brotherhood Bank & Trust Company’s motion for summary judgment. The dispositive issue presented for review is whether the trial court erred in determining plaintiffs had split a cause of action and in granting summary judgment to defendant. We affirm.

Highly summarized, the facts are that on May 22, 1986, Edwards was hospitalized with a broken hip. He was 92 years of age. After being…