State Ex Rel. Griffin v. Belt

LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.

Frankie Fern Huntsman was killed when the car in which she was being driven by her daughter, Relator Willa F. Griffin, was involved in a collision with a car driven by John Glaspie. Mrs. Huntsman’s sister, Ethelene Graves, brought suit against Ms. Griffin and Mr. Glaspie for the wrongful death of Mrs. Huntsman. Ms. Griffin filed a third-party claim against Mr. Glaspie and moved for summary judgment on Mrs. Graves’ claim against her. In support, Ms. Griffin argued that because she is the deceased’s sole surviving “class (1)” beneficiary under Missouri’s Wrongful Death…