Louisville & N. R. R. v. Hull
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 70 — Action to Recover Damages for Delay in the Shipment of a Corpse APPEAL FROM .WEBSTER CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. SUMMARY AND AUTHORITIES. 1. Appellee sued and recovered $1,640 for delay in delivering a casket containing the remains of his wife. 2. There can be no property in a human corpse. Keys v. Konkeíl, 119 Mich., 550, 75 Am.
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Case 70 — Action to Recover Damages for Delay in the Shipment of a Corpse APPEAL FROM .WEBSTER CIRCUIT COURT. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. SUMMARY AND AUTHORITIES. 1. Appellee sued and recovered $1,640 for delay in delivering a casket containing the remains of his wife. 2. There can be no property in a human corpse. Keys v. Konkeíl, 119 Mich., 550, 75 Am. St. Rep., 423. 3. The petition states no cause of action. 4. There can be no recovery for mental anguish alone, disconnected from pecuniary loss, physical injury, willful neglect, or insult. Hobbs v. London, &c., 10 Q. B.,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the c’ott.t by
JUDGE HOBSON
Reversing.
The wife of appellee, G-. W. Hull, died at Asheville, N. C., on May 26, 1900. He lived at Slauglitersville, Ky., and started home with the corpse of his1 wife. He bought tickets to Nashville for himself, • child, and the corpse. About sun-up, as he was approaching Nashville, he saw the conductor, and had him to telegraph to the ticket agent at Nashville to have the tickets ready for him. He did this for fear of want of time between the arrival of hisi train and the departure of the train for Slaughtersville. When he got to Nashville he went…
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