· 3/20/1970
PAPIEVES Et Ux. v. Kelly
Citations
- 437 Pa. 373
- 48 A.L.R. 3d 233
- 263 A.2d 118
- 1970 Pa. LEXIS 892
How courts have described this case
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- stating that where defendant allegedly assisted another person who killed plaintiffs’ son in concealing the body, cause of action for intentional infliction of emotional distress could lie
- finding that IIED may result from the intentional and wanton mishandling of a decedent’s body
- withholding body of deceased child from parents for two months constituted intentional infliction of emotional distress
- allowing recovery for serious emotional distress directly caused by the intentional and wanton acts of mishandling a decedent’s body
- involving a defendant who allegedly assisted another person who killed the plaintiffs son to conceal the body
- allowing recovery for serious emotional distress directly caused by the intentional and wanton acts of mishandling a decedent’s body
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Judges: Bell, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy
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