Legal Opinion
Reichelt v. St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery Ass'n
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 13, 1913No. 5684Published
Appeal from the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, Division “A,” No. 98,467, Hon. T. ’C. W. Ellis, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
His Honor,
JOHN ST. PAUL,
rendered the opinion and decree of the Court as follows:
Plaintiff averred in substance, that through the arbitrary action of defendant she was not allowed to bury the *101dead body of her son in a vault where she had a right to place it, bnt was compelled to lease another value from defendant at a cost of .$20-00, and that defendant was threatening to remove the body unless she purchased the new vault at an additional cost of $65.00.
She asked for $1000.00 damages because of the arbitrary and illegal action of defendant, and for humiliation and injury to her feelings…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- City of New Orleans v. CampSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Poultney's Heirs v. BarrettSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1835
- Clark's Heirs v. Christ's ChurchSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1832