Wright v. Estate of Treichel

Plaintiffs were injured in an automobile accident on July 21, 1966, in which the driver of the other car, Arthur Treichel, was killed. Plaintiffs filed the complaint in this action on July 2, 1969, against Arthur Treichel’s estate 1 alleging $160,000 in damages.

On July 5, 1969, a copy of the complaint and summons was served upon George Johnson, the probate judge of Gladwin County and the alleged attorney for the estate. The administrator of the estate had died before the commencement of this action and no new administrator had been named.

On August 18, 1969, George Johnson entered a general…