A federal judge has allowed an elderly woman to proceed with her lawsuit against a funeral home and the town of Highlands, NC. According to the lawsuit, she fell into a grave while attempting to place flowers on a friend's casket, and she sustained a broken hip in the fall. The woman claims that the site was not safe for the June 2004 service, because workers did not dig the grave to the proper size, cover the opening with plywood, or warn people of the danger.
Source: "Woman Sues After Falling Into Open Grave" published in the Boston Globe.
