Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Duncan Bros. Funeral Homes, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided October 7, 1982PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Guy Gilbert Ribaudo, J.
Plaintiff Leola Thompson brings an action for negligence in the handling and embalming of her son’s remains by defendant Duncan Bros. Funeral Homes, Inc. Plaintiff called as witnesses Mrs. Thompson herself and Mr. Williams, the Georgia funeral director who received the body which had been shipped from New York after the embalming. Defendant called as its witness Mr. Duncan, the director of the defendant corporation. The court has made a diligent search of the law in this jurisdiction and notes that no case in point has been reported. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Holodook v. SpencerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Ingersoll v. Liberty Bank of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Lott v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1962
- Schwartz v. Macrose Lumber & Trim Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
- Holodook v. SpencerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Christensen v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1991
- Massaro v. Charles J. O'Shea Funeral Home, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Kohn v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Courtney v. St. Joseph HospitalAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Contreraz v. Michelotti-SawyersMontana Supreme Court · 1995
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