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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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