EVANS v. DIAZ

No. 9122SC179.

413 S.E.2d 558 (1992)

105 N.C. App. 436

Jackson N. EVANS, Administrator of the Estate of Jackson Edward Evans, Plaintiff, v. Rose Marie Evans DIAZ, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

February 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel C. Harbinson, Taylorsville, for plaintiff-administrator.

Patrick, Harper & Dixon by Stephen M. Thomas, Hickory, for defendant-appellee.


JOHNSON, Judge.

Both parties to this action concede that the controlling issue before this Court is "whether the plaintiff estate is barred from recovery for wrongful death against the defendant by virtue of the fact that the defendant was the sole [heir or beneficiary of the estate] of Jackson Edward Evans, the deceased." The trial court found that the plaintiff estate was barred from recovery. We disagree.

In Carver v. Carver, 310 N...

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