OLSON v. OLSON

No. 24649.

751 N.W.2d 706 (2008)

2008 SD 39

James W. OLSON, In His Capacity as the Personal Representative of the Elda L. Carlson Estate, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. The Glenn E. OLSON ESTATE and Wayne A. Olson, In His Capacity as the Personal Representative of the Glenn E. Olson Estate, Defendants And Appellees.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Considered on Briefs April 21, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Alberts, Avon, SD, for plaintiff and appellant.

Craig K. Thompson, Vermillion, SD, for defendants and appellees.


ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Glenn E. Olson and his sister Elda L. Carlson died in a single-car accident. Elda's Estate subsequently sought recovery of a claimed loss of prospective inheritance from Glenn's Estate. Elda's Estate contended Glenn was negligent, and Elda's wrongful death beneficiaries were entitled to recover the prospective inheritance that Elda would have received from Glenn's Estate had she survived the car accident and died later. This claim was...

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