Wetering v. Eisele

THOMAS, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether a brother and the sisters of a decedent can participate in a wrongful death action and establish their respective damages. We must determine whether the brothers and sisters of a decedent are in-*1057eluded within the phrase “every person for whose benefit such action is brought” found in § 1-38-102, W.S.1977 (Cum.Supp.1983). The district court, with some reluctance, held that they were not included because of dictum in this court’s opinion in Saffels v. Bennett, Wyo., 630 P.2d 505 (1981). We reverse the decision of the district…