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MAYO v. WHITE

Docket No. F004428.

178 Cal.App.3d 1083 (1986)

224 Cal. Rptr. 373

MYZELLA MAYO, as Administrator, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. RUBY WHITE, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

March 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Paul S. Mosesian and James F. Tritt for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Robert L. Kimball and Peter C. Morris for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

BEST, J.

This case presents the novel question of whether the personal representative of a deceased minor may maintain an action for wrongful death on behalf of the decedent's siblings where the parents survive the minor but later disclaim their interest in the minor's estate. We will hold that the personal representative of a decedent may maintain an action for wrongful death only on behalf of the "heirs" as defined by the...

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