GATELY v. HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOME

DOCKET NO. A-4458-13T2

125 A.3d 747 (2015)

442 N.J. Super. 542

John M. GATELY and Patty Sue Gately (h/w), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOME, INC., d/b/a Brenna-Cellini Funeral Home, and Maria E. Brenna, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary F. Piserchia argued the cause for appellants (Parker McCay, P.A., attorneys; Stacy L. Moore, Jr. , Mount Laurel, of counsel; Mr. Piserchia, on the brief).

Lionel J. Frank argued the cause for respondent Hamilton Memorial Home, Inc., and for respondent Maria E. Brenna only as to Counts One and Three of the Amended Complaint (Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein & Blader, P.C., Lawrenceville, attorneys; Mr. Frank, Jeffrey P. Blumstein , and Melissa A. Chimbangu , on the brief).

William E. Paulus , Red Bank, argued the cause for respondent Maria A. Brenna as to Counts Two and Four of the Amended Complaint (Law Office of Gerard M. Green, attorneys; Mr. Paulus, on the brief).

Before Judges SABATINO, ACCURSO, and O'CONNOR.


The opinion of the court was delivered by,

This appeal arises out of a no-cause jury verdict rejecting a father's claims that a funeral home wrongfully released the remains of his adult son for cremation without the father's authorization. The father contends that he told an individual employed by the home (known in the...

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