1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 208 S.E.2d
  5. 208 S.E.2d 237 (1974)
 

TODD v. ADAMS

No. 7418SC634.

208 S.E.2d 237 (1974)

23 N.C. App. 104

Mrs. Mattie Woody TODD, Administratrix of Alex Gray Todd, Deceased, v. Harvey ADAMS, M.D., and Randolph Hospital, Inc., a North Carolina corporation.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvis A. Lee and Herman L. Taylor, Greensboro, for plaintiff appellant.

Henson, Donahue & Elrod by Perry C. Henson, Greensboro, for defendant appellee, Harvey Adams, M.D.

Jordan, Wright, Nichols, Caffrey & Hill by William B. Rector, Jr., Greensboro, for defendant appellee, Randolph Hospital, Inc.

HEDRICK, Judge.

The only question requiring discussion on this appeal is whether the release executed by Mattie Woody Todd prior to her appointment as administratrix of her husband's estate is a bar to an action for the wrongful death of her husband instituted subsequent to her appointment as administratrix of his estate.

The amount recovered in an action for wrongful death is not liable to be applied as assets of the estate, in the payment of debts or legacies...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases