California Court of Appeal

Under Code Civ. Proc. 377.60(a), the parents of a decedent do not have standing as heirs to sue for wrongful death where the decedent's daughter and only issue died one month after the accident.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/31/2001
• Published 08/31/2001

Judges

• WUNDERLICH, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  John Kevin Crowley, San Jose, Attorney for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Grunsky, Ebey, Farrar & Howell, Dennis P. Howell, Leslie J. Karst, Sky, Ebey, Farrar & Howell, Watsonville, Attorneys for Defendant and Respondent.