Binns v. WESTMINSTER MEMORIAL PARK

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Defendant Westminster Memorial Park challenges an award to plaintiff Kenneth Bruce Binns for emotional distress arising from plaintiff's discovery that defendant had negligently interred the remains of a stranger in a family burial plot intended for plaintiff. Defendant also challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the trial court's finding he suffered serious emotional distress. Finally, defendant contends emotional distress damages should…