Danko v. St. Raymond Cemetery, Inc.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Theodore Kelly, J.), entered July 19, 1982, upon a verdict in favor of plaintiffs Mary Danko and John Danko in the sums of $500,000 and $80,000, respectively, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts and in the exercise of discretion, the judgment vacated and the matter remanded for a new trial with costs to abide the event. At the conclusion of a graveside burial service for her brother-in-law, plaintiff, Mary Danko, approached the grave to pay her last respects. As she put out her hand to throw a flower onto the casket, which was resting on…