Legal Opinion
Walker County v. Tri-State Crematory
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 7, 2007No. A06A2249PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
After the discovery and removal of unburied and decayed bodies at the Tri-State Crematory, Walker County brought this lawsuit against the owners and operators of the crematorium and against the funeral homes and funeral directors who sent human remains there. Asserting causes of action for negligence and public nuisance, Walker County seeks to recover the expenses it incurred in recovering, identifying, and properly disposing of the human remains discovered at the crematorium property, as well as punitive damages and attorney fees and costs. Following our grant of its…
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