Collins v. Windham

GOODWYN, Justice.

This is a suit brought by appellee, Mrs. Roy Windham, against C. H. Collins to recover damages allegedly resulting to plaintiff from defendant’s negligent injury of the corpse of plaintiff’s husband.

The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $15,000. There was a $3,000 remittitur on defendant’s motion for a new trial. This appeal is from the judgment for $12,000.

The complaint consists of two counts. The gravamen of count 1 is that plaintiff entered into a contract with defendant whereby defendant agreed to transport the body of plaintiff’s deceased husband from…