Smith v. Willis-Gertrude Geddes Funeral Homes, Inc.

LEMMON, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the driver of a funeral limousine breached a duty to plaintiff, a passenger in the vehicle, which caused her injury.

Desiring to attend a funeral, plaintiff and three friends arranged to be picked up by a funeral limousine at plaintiff’s home. During the trip to the funeral parlor plaintiff and two other passengers occupied the rear seat, plaintiff sitting directly behind the driver, while the fourth passenger occupied the front seat. The two jump seats in the limousine were unoccupied.

After the services at the funeral parlor, the driver opened…