HILTON v. STATE


348 A.2d 242 (1975)

Roland E. HILTON, Administrator of the Estate of David L. Hilton v. STATE of Maine.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

December 2, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Elliott & Wood by Randall E. Smith, Roger S. Elliott, Saco, for plaintiff.

Verrill Dana Philbrick Putnam & Williamson by John A. Mitchell, Portland, for defendant.

Before DUFRESNE, C. J., and WEATHERBEE, POMEROY, WERNICK and ARCHIBALD, JJ.


WERNICK, Justice.

By Resolve approved by the Governor on June 4, 1969 (Resolves, 1969, Chapter 27) the Legislature authorized ". . . the estate of David L. Hilton, acting by his personal representative", to sue the State of Maine to recover

". . . damages, if any, resulting from the death of David L. Hilton, . . . who, his estate claims, was wrongfully or negligently shot and killed on April 20, 1967, . . . as a result of wrongful or negligent actions and...

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