NELSON v. ECKERT

No. 5-1973.

329 S.W.2d 426 (1959)

Hobert NELSON, Administrator of Estates of Fred Nelson and Myrtle Nelson, Appellant, v. W. A. ECKERT, Administrator and Personal Representative of Estate of Charles Crumpler, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 7, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rhine & Rhine, Paragould, L. B. Smead, Camden, Melvin E. Mayfield, El Dorado, for appellant.

Frierson, Walker & Snellgrove, Jonesboro, for appellee.


WARD, Justice.

This appeal presents two principal questions growing out of an automobile collision which resulted in the death of all parties here concerned. One, what statute of limitation applies and two, does the right of action survive?

Carlos Levone Nelson, a resident of Greene County, Arkansas, and Charles Crumpler, a resident of Columbia County, Arkansas, were acquaintances in the Army, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, awaiting discharge. Charles, who...

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