Levite Undertakers Co. v. Griggs

This is an appeal by Levite Undertakers Company, and others, from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of Willie Ruth Griggs, and her two children, Betty Griggs and Willie James Griggs, in a suit for the wrongful detention of the remains of Bobby Lee Griggs. Bobby Lee was married to Willie Ruth, and was the father of Betty and Willie James.

The facts of the case are: On Tuesday, October 18, 1983, Bobby Lee Griggs was found dead in his apartment. Paramedics, and, subsequently, the coroner, were called to the scene. After the coroner's initial investigation, he notified Betty…