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JOHNSON v. WOMAN'S HOSPITAL

527 S.W.2d 133 (1975)

Ronald Edward JOHNSON and Rita Johnson, Appellees-Appellants, v. WOMAN'S HOSPITAL and William Pallas, M.D., Appellants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section.

Certiorari Denied August 11, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Strang, Fletcher, Carriger, Walker & Hodge, Chattanooga, for Woman's Hospital, appellant-appellee.

W.A. Moody, Nashville, for William Pallas, M.D., appellant-appellee.

Robert J. Shockey, Chattanooga, for appellees-appellants.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court August 11, 1975.

NEARN, Judge.

The plaintiffs filed suit for the recovery of damages, both compensatory and punitive, for breach of contract to bury, and for the alleged outrageous conduct of the defendants. The jury returned a verdict against both defendants in favor of Rita Johnson for the sum of $100,000 compensatory damages and $125,000 punitive damages. Ronald Johnson, the husband of Rita Johnson, was awarded the sum...

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