Cherry v. Harris

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiffs filed suit against defendant on 26 April 1991 to recover damages for negligent infliction of emotional distress and for recovery of expenses associated with the initial rejection of claims under life insurance policies under which they were beneficiaries. Plaintiffs’ action was filed as the result of an autopsy report issued by defendant stating that their son’s cause of death was suicide. The trial court granted summary judgment for defendant based on the doctrine of governmental immunity. Plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Plaintiff Cecil V. Cherry, Sr., and plaintiff’s…