Konecny v. Hohenschuh
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Johnson District Court. — R. P. Howell, Judge. Action at law to recover damages upon a claim which is sufficiently stated in the opinion. There was a trial to a jury. At the close of the testimony, the court directed a verdict for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
The plaintiff is a resident of Johnson County, Iowa, and the defendant is engaged in business, as an undertaker and embalmer, at Iowa City, in that county. The petition alleges that, on December 5, 1912, the mother of plaintiff died in said county, under circumstances which left plaintiff entitled to the custody and control of his said parent’s body, and to control its care and preparation for burial; that, after her death, and without plaintiff’s knowledge or consent, that body of the deceased was removed to the undertaking parlors of the defendant, who assumed to *1077receive it and the duty of…
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