· 1/15/2010
Antisdel v. Ashby
Citations
- 688 S.E.2d 163
- 279 Va. 42
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the defendants’ failure to challenge standing in the nonsuited action did not bar them from asserting it in the new action
- discussing that wrongful death claims are brought by administrators of a decedent’s estate on behalf of the beneficiaries of a decedent’s estate
- discussing the appointment of a personal representative for the purpose of wrongful death and personal injury survival actions in terms of \fiduciary power\
- discussing the appointment of a personal representative for the purpose of wrongful death and personal injury survival actions in terms of “fiduciary power”
- “When the language of a statute is unambiguous, [the Court] is bound by the plain meaning of the words used.”
- “[W]e will apply an act of the legislature by giving reasonable effect to every word used.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Barbara Milano Keenan
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