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KENNEDY v. RICKER

No. 79-010.

119 N.H. 827 (1979)

JOHN B. KENNEDY & a. v. PAUL N. RICKER d/b/a RICKER FUNERAL HOME, INC.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

December 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tesreau & Daschbach, of Lebanon (Joseph F. Daschbach orally), for the plaintiffs.

Hinkley & Donovan, of Lancaster (Walter D. Hinkley orally), for the defendant.

DOUGLAS, J.

This case concerns the standard of care required of funeral directors sued for negligence, the requirements of jury instructions, and the sufficiency of certain evidence to withstand defendant's motions for nonsuit, directed verdict, and judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

On March 5, 1976, the defendant, Paul Ricker, doing business as Ricker Funeral Home, Inc., directed a funeral service at Haverhill...

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