A lawsuit against companies that made and sold a faulty casket will not be reinstated, a Kentucky appeals court has ruled. The children of a deceased man claimed negligence, outrageous conduct and severe emotional distress after the bottom dropped out of a coffin and, court records say, the upper part of the body came out in view of the mourning family. The appeals court, upholding the rejection of the claim, wrote that the plaintiffs were "simply bystanders" and suffered no physical injuries.
February 14, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A lawsuit against companies that made and sold a faulty casket will not be reinstated, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled.
The children of a deceased Hancock County, Ky., man sued Aurora Casket Co. in Aurora, Ind., and Canada-based Victoriaville Caskets in 2002 after the bottom dropped out of a coffin as it was removed from a funeral coach. According to court records, when the bottom of the casket gave way, the upper portion of the body came out in clear view of the mourning family.
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