Travelers Insurance v. Smith

Ray Thornton, Justice.

This appeal is from a jury verdict in favor of appellees, Anna F. Smith, Roseann McKibben, and Sue Ellen Smith, the widow and daughters of the late Alva Smith, against appellants, Travelers Insurance Company and their adjuster, Dan Ray, the workers’ compensation carrier for Mr. Smith’s employer. The trial court submitted to the jury the question whether appellants committed the tort of outrage by interfering with the rights of appellees to promptly bury their family member in accordance with their wishes. The jury returned a verdict for the Smith family and appellants…