DOWNING v. LAWRENCE HALL NURSING CENTER

No. 06-176.

243 S.W.3d 263 (2006)

Brenda Chastain DOWNING, as Special Administrator for and on Behalf of the Estate of Robert L. Harris, Deceased, and the Wrongful-Death Beneficiaries of Robert L. Harris, Appellants, v. LAWRENCE HALL NURSING CENTER and Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

November 16, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Couch, PLLC, by: David A. Couch, Little Rock; Brian' G. Brooks, Attorney at Law, PLLC, by: Brian G. Brooks, Greenbrier, for appellant.

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., by: Stuart P. Miller and Jeffrey W. Hatfield, Little Rock, for appellees.


DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

This case stems from a wrongful-death action filed against Appellees Lawrence Hall Nursing Center and Lawrence Memorial Hospital by Appellant Brenda Chastain Downing, as Special Administrator for the Estate of Robert L. Harris. On appeal, Downing alleges that it was error for the trial court to dismiss her cause of action on the basis that she lacked standing to pursue the wrongful-death claim prior to the issuance of letters of administration...

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