Pat H. Foley & Company v. Wyatt

SAM D. JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a suit against a funeral home, Pat H. Foley and Company, for damages sustained by the plaintiff, Zelda Wyatt, incident to the funeral of her son. The plaintiff claimed damages based on the failure of the defendant to properly perform its contract for embalming, burial and funeral services, and the negligence of the defendant in preparing, embalming, preserving and protecting the dead body for burial. The plaintiff made no claim for actual physical harm to herself but did claim damages for mental anguish.

The jury made certain findings in behalf of the plaintiff…