Brown v. Bayview Crematory, LLC

The defendant, Bayview Crematory, LLC (Bay-view), appeals from a judgment of the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court Department issued after a jury *338awarded the plaintiffs damages on their contract and tort claims arising from Bayview’s cremation of the remains of their mother, Greta Marie Brown (Greta), in 2003. Bayview argues that (1) because the jury trial was conducted in violation of G. L. c. 231, § 102C, the verdict was a nullity; and (2) its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict should have been allowed. Alternatively, Bayview argues that the verdict was…