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· 4/22/1901

New York Life Insurance v. Allison

Citations

  • 181 U.S. 618
  • 21 S. Ct. 923
  • 45 L. Ed. 1030
  • 1901 U.S. LEXIS 2318

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  • right to bury corpse and preserve remains is a quasi property right that may be redressed in courts in action for unlawful disinterment and desecration of gravesites
  • right to bury corpse and preserve remains is a quasi property right that may be redressed in courts in action for unlawful disinterment and desecration of gravesites

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