Barbara Bagley Legally Sued Herself

In Utah, a woman named Barbara Bagley sued herself for the wrongful death of her common-law husband, Bradley Vom Baur, after she crashed their Range Rover in 2011. Vom Baur died from his injuries 10 days later, and Bagley filed the suit as his sole heir and estate representative to compel State Farm to cover the damages. The district court dismissed the case because Bagley stood on both sides, but the Utah Court of Appeals reversed its decision. In 2016, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that Bagley could sue herself in separate legal capacities, although it did not decide whether she could recover any money.

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