Babbitt v. Hronik

On September 15, 1994, the appellant, Barbara A. Babbitt, was involved in an automobile collision with Blanche M. Hronik. Hronik died shortly after the collision of unrelated causes. Hronik’s estate was closed, and the personal representative of the estate was discharged. On September 9, 1998, after the personal representative’s discharge, Babbitt sued Hronik individually without seeking reappointment of the personal representative. Babbitt appeals the district court’s order which granted the personal representative’s motion for summary judgment. The district court concluded that an action…