Case Name: Larry BRENEMAN and Tammi Loch-Eberhart and William Eberhart, h/w and Richard Breneman and Autumn Breneman, h/w and Brian Breneman and Stacy Kennedy and Matthew Kennedy, h/w and Brett A. Breneman, Petitioners v. STONEMOR OPERATING LLC, Stonemor Pennsylvania LLC, and Smith Wilbert Vault Inc., Respondents
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2009-11-05
Citations: 603 Pa. 149
Docket Number: Petition No. 174 MAL 2009
Parties: Larry BRENEMAN and Tammi Loch-Eberhart and William Eberhart, h/w and Richard Breneman and Autumn Breneman, h/w and Brian Breneman and Stacy Kennedy and Matthew Kennedy, h/w and Brett A. Breneman, Petitioners v. STONEMOR OPERATING LLC, Stonemor Pennsylvania LLC, and Smith Wilbert Vault Inc., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 603
Pages: 149–149

Head Matter:
982 A.2d 1225
Larry BRENEMAN and Tammi Loch-Eberhart and William Eberhart, h/w and Richard Breneman and Autumn Breneman, h/w and Brian Breneman and Stacy Kennedy and Matthew Kennedy, h/w and Brett A. Breneman, Petitioners v. STONEMOR OPERATING LLC, Stonemor Pennsylvania LLC, and Smith Wilbert Vault Inc., Respondents.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Nov. 5, 2009.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 5th day of November, 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, reframed for clai'ity, is:
Whether this Court should adopt Section 868 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, permitting recovery for negligent infliction of emotional distress resulting from the mishandling of a family member's corpse?