Jaynes v. Strong-Thorne Mortuary, Inc.

Strong-Thorne Mortuary (defendant) was hired to bury Kiro Jaynes and, while preparing his grave, disturbed the nearby grave of Vondaine Jaynes. Vondaine's surviving children (plaintiffs) sued Strong-Thorne for negligent infliction of emotional distress after learning of the disturbance and seeing pieces of their mother's casket on a truck, though they had not witnessed the disturbance itself. The trial court granted Strong-Thorne summary judgment, and the plaintiffs appealed.