Walsh v. Conrad
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Deer Lodge County; George B. Winston, Judge. Action by M. J. Walsh against Eugene L. Conrad, administrator. From an order granting defendant a new trial, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holloway
This action was brought to recover the sum of $293. In 1905 the plaintiff was coroner of Deer Lodge county. By occupation lie was an undertaker. In May of that year Gabriel Danielson, á wood-chopper, committed suicide near Anaconda. The plaintiff was notified by Danielson’s employer, and, as coroner, took *69charge of the body, and as undertaker, buried it. For his services in getting the body, clothing it, furnishing a casket, and conducting the funeral, the plaintiff presented to the administrator of Danielson’s estate a bill for $293, which was allowed for only $150. This latter sum was not…
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