Cedar Crest Funeral Home, Inc. v. Lashley

OPINION

McGARRY, Chief Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order certifying a class action under rule 42 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Tex. R.Civ.P. 42. Appellants complain that the trial court abused its discretion in certifying the plaintiff-class because it does not meet the requirements of rule 42. Appellant Christian Mortuary Service further complains that the trial court abused its discretion in certifying the class because the named plaintiffs do not have individual standing to sue it. We reverse the order.

The plaintiffs’ suit alleges that a number of funeral homes…