The Tennessee Court of Appeals recently released its opinion in Baugh v. United Parcel Serv., No. M2014-00353-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Ct. App. Mar. 31, 2015). The summary from the opinion states as follows:
In this wrongful death appeal, the main issue is whether, under Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-106(c)(1), a surviving spouse must have abandoned the decedent for a period of two years to have waived his or her right to institute an action or collect proceeds under that section. We have concluded that the two-year period in Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-5-106(c)(1) applies only to “willful withdrawal.”
Here's a link to the opinion:
NOTE: This opinion offers an analysis of the recent changes to our state's wrongful death law, which was recently amended.
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