Stephens v. Waits

As shown by the record, the plaintiffs did not claim to own the lot where their brother was to be buried and was buried, but claimed merely to have permission to bury there; and the alleged remarks of Mrs. Ora Waits were made, not to the plaintiffs, but to the undertaker’s assistant, and were made several hours before the burial and before the body of the deceased had arrived at the church. The petition as amended shows that the alleged damage is not for injury to person, reputation, or property, or for pecuniary loss flowing from the conduct of the defendants. The damages sought are for…