Legal Opinion
Jaynes v. Strong-Thorne Mortuary, Inc.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided November 13, 1997No. 23154PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Chief Justice.
1 Kiro Arthur Jaynes died in February of 1994. His brother, William Jaynes, and his son Arthur Jaynes, arranged for the burial with Strong-Thorne Mortuary, doing business as Fairview Memorial Park. The Jaynes family owned a family plot at Fairview Memorial Gardens. In preparing the grave for Kiro, Strong-Thorne disturbed the grave of Vondaine Jaynes, William’s mother. The surviving children of Vondaine Jaynes: William Jaynes, his brother, Robert Jaynes, and sisters, Linda Gray, and Carolyn Salter, sued Strong-Thorne Mortuary on claims of breach of contract,…
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