Legal Opinion
Cottom v. McGUIRE FUNERAL SERVICE, INCORPORATED
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 6, 1970No. 4859PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
This case is before us on an agreed statement on appeal, showing the following facts.
Appellant Cottom was a pallbearer at a funeral conducted by The McGuire Funeral Service, a corporation. On the day of the funeral Cottom and the other pallbearers, holding the handles on the sides of the casket, carried it from the funeral parlor to the hearse. They then proceeded to the church and there removed the casket from the hearse and prepared to carry it into the church. After they had taken a few steps the handle of the casket on the side opposite Cottom broke away. This caused the…
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