Breneman v. Stonemor Operating LLC

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania November 5, 2009

Breneman v. Stonemor Operating LLC, 603 Pa. 149 (Pa. 2009)

982 A.2d 1225; 2009 Pa. LEXIS 2351

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 5th day of November, 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, reframed for clai'ity, 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?

Reference

Full Case Name: Larry BRENEMAN and Tammi Loch-Eberhart and William Eberhart, h/w and Richard Breneman and Autumn Breneman, h/w and Brian Breneman and Stacy Kennedy and Matthew Kennedy, h/w and Brett A. Breneman v. STONEMOR OPERATING LLC, Stonemor Pennsylvania LLC, and Smith Wilbert Vault Inc.
Status: Published