Legal Opinion
Hang v. Wages & Sons Funeral Home, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 19, 2003No. A03A0438PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Presiding Judge.
The Tep family sued Wages & Sons Funeral Home, Inc. (“Wages”), alleging that Wages “willfully, wantonly and maliciously cremated the body of Khin Tep,” 1 causing extreme emotional distress. In their 12-count complaint, the Tep family sought general and nominal damages, damages for injury to their “peace, happiness, and feelings,” punitive damages, and attorney fees. 2 The trial court granted Wages partial summary judgment on the emotional distress claim, ruling that, because the Tep family had suffered no physical injury, they can only recover nominal damages. The Tep…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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