Rauhe v. Langeland Memorial Chapel, Inc

The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court committed error in granting summary judgment to the defendant after being directed by the Court of Appeals in a prior appeal to require a hearing upon the merits of the case.

Prior to his death, plaintiffs son entered into certain agreements with the University of Michigan Medical School to donate his body for research. It was his desire that the body be transported to the university in Ann Arbor by ambulance. This fact was allegedly made known to the plaintiff, to the defendant, and to the DeLong Ambulance Service. Contrary to…