Sisler v. Seeberger

Plaintiffs are the guardian ad litem and the personal representative of three children, two of whom were injured and one of whom was killed in a single-car accident involving a vehicle driven by their mother. The mother was also killed in the accident, and the plaintiffs sued her estate for personal injuries and wrongful death. They subsequently joined as defendants the owners of the vehicle, Mr. and Mrs. Merlich, who are also the children's great-grandparents. The basis for the joinder was the plaintiffs' allegation that the mother was acting as an agent for the Merlichs at the time of the…