Franks v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Steve Franks, as administrator ad litem of the estate of Georgia Delaine Franks, deceased, appeals from a dismissal of the wrongful death action he filed after the death of his sister-in-law, Georgia Franks. Mrs. Franks was struck and killed by a train on October 1, 1988, and her husband, Roger Franks, was seriously injured in the same accident. Steve Franks, Roger's brother, is also the conservator for Roger Franks, who is nonfunctional as a result of the accident. For a synopsis of the facts of the accident, see this Court's opinion in Franks v. Norfolk Southern Corp., 646 So.2d 578 (Ala.…
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