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American sisters Evelyn and Hortense Edwards spent two decades visiting what they thought was their mother's grave only to discover it contained the remains of a stranger, Reuters reports.

Now, the sisters are seeking US$25 million from the Rosehill Cemetery in Linden, New Jersey for emotional distress caused by the incident.

Mark Crawford, the sisters' attorney, said they discovered the mix-up after they complained about their mother's grave falling into disrepair.

An employee looked up the plot in question; and then she said a man was actually buried there.

The cemetery said it believed their mother was accidentally buried in another section.

Crawford said the sisters want the cemetery to disinter the remains at a second grave to confirm the remains there are of their mother.

But the cemetery said it will only do so if the sisters will take responsibility for disturbing someone else's remains.（点击路透社网站查看原文）

上错坟20年 公墓遭起诉

       据路透社报道，美国姐妹伊芙琳与霍滕丝20年来一直为母亲上坟，如今发现坟下所埋另有其人。

       震惊之余，她们提出，新泽西州林登市玫瑰山公墓需赔偿她们精神损失费2500万美元。

       姐妹俩的律师马克•克劳福德称，她们之前向公墓管理者抱怨母亲坟墓年久失修，后来发现了这一破绽，因为当时一位工作人员查看墓地后说，下面埋的是一名男子。

       公墓官方表示，他们坚信两姐妹的母亲被错埋在了园内别处。

       克拉福德提出，两姐妹要求公墓管理者打开另一座坟墓，确保其中埋的是她们的母亲。

       但公墓管理者表示，除非她们答应承担错挖别人坟墓的责任，否则他们不会这样做。

(China.org.cn July 15, 2011)