Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2009

Breneman v. STONEMOR OPERATING LLC

Breneman v. STONEMOR OPERATING LLC
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided November 5, 2009 · No. 174 MAL 2009 · Per Curiam
982 A.2d 1225 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)
Breneman v. STONEMOR OPERATING LLC

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 5th day of November, 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, reframed for clarity, is:

Whether this Court should adopt Section 868 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, permitting recovery for negligent infliction of emotional distress resulting from the mishandling of a family member’s corpse?

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