Kneass v. Cremation Society of Washington
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered November 1, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of' the plaintiffs, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
— In November, 1913, an infant child was born to Mr. and Mrs. Kneass. Three days later the child died. Its body was sent to the Cremation Society of Washington to be cremated. At that time Mr. Kneass was informed that the charges for the cremation, with an urn or permanent receptacle for the ashes, would be $12. He was also informed that the ashes of the infant would be safely cared for until called for. Mr. Kneass paid the cremation society $12 for the cremation of the body, and three years later called for the ashes of the infant, which could not be found. Thereafter another call was made…
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