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2015 SESSION
SB 963 Action for personal injury or wrongful death; appointment of administrator.
Introduced by: William M. Stanley, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Action for personal injury or wrongful death; appointment of administrator. Provides that when a fiduciary qualifies for the sole purpose of prosecuting or defending a personal injury or wrongful death action, the court in which the fiduciary qualifies or the commissioner of accounts for such court may exempt the fiduciary from filing further accounts where the fiduciary is not administering any funds and has no power of sale over any real estate the decedent owned. The bill also provides that when an administrator is appointed solely to prosecute or defend a personal injury or wrongful death action, the administrator is qualified to prosecute both types of actions. This bill is identical to HB 2016.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Action for personal injury or wrongful death; appointment of administrator. Requires a clerk of court who appoints an administrator for the purpose of prosecuting a personal injury or wrongful death action to qualify the administrator to prosecute both types of actions. The bill also requires a personal representative who qualifies as an administrator for this purpose to file an inventory and statement with the commissioner of accounts if funds are recovered in a survival or wrongful death action.