Legal Opinion
Rondal Akers v. Prime Succession of Tennessee, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 2012No. E2009-02203-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 45 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
Dr. Rondal D. Akers, Jr. and Lucinda Akers sued T. Ray Brent Marsh for the alleged mishandling of their deceased son’s body, which had been sent to Mr. Marsh’s crematorium for cremation. Following a jury verdict for the Akerses, the trial court entered judgment against Mr. Marsh based on the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim but granted his motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the Akerses’ Tennessee Consumer…
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