ANTISDEL v. ASHBY

Record No. 082475.

688 S.E.2d 163 (2010)

Bea ANTISDEL, as Personal Representative of Peter Antisdel, Deceased v. Jeffrey A. ASHBY, M.D., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 15, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele A. Mulligan (Nathan A. Colarusso, Michael Melkersen, McSweeney, Crump, Childress & Temple, on briefs), Richmond, for appellant.

Colleen M. Gentile (Sands Anderson Marks & Miller, on brief), McLean, for appellees Harrisonburg Family Practice, Jeffrey A. Ashby, M.D., and Michael J. Syptak, M.D.

Robert M. Doherty (Paul C. Kuhnel, Wooten & Hart, Roanoke, on brief), for appellees Jerri A. Alexiou, M.D., and Harrisonburg Dermatology.

Present: All the Justices.


OPINION BY Justice BARBARA MILANO KEENAN.

In this appeal, we consider whether the circuit court erred in holding that an administrator of an estate appointed solely for the purpose of bringing a wrongful death action under Code § 8.01-50 lacked standing to assert survival claims on behalf of the estate.

Peter Antisdel died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in August 2003. In 2005, his mother, Bea Antisdel...

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