Rader Funeral Home, Inc. v. Chavira

Appellant Rader Funeral Home, Inc. appeals an award of damages against it for negligent infliction of emotional distress. In a single issue, Appellant asserts that it owed no duty of care to Appellees because Texas law requires a "special relationship" between parties as a prerequisite for recovery of mental anguish damages, and Appellees offer no evidence or insufficient evidence of the required special relationship. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

This case presents the question of what is required under Texas law for a plaintiff to recover for negligent infliction of emotional distress where a funeral…