Legal Opinion
George D. Scott v. Eversole Mortuary, a Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 8, 1975No. 73-2765PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before ELY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON,* District Judge. WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
This action concerns the alleged refusal of a private mortuary in Mendocino County, California, to provide funeral services to persons of American Indian descent. Because Mendocino County does not have its own facilities, it had contracted with Eversole Mortuary and one other mortuary for morgue services. As called upon to do so, Eversole Mortuary was to transport corpses to the mortuary, embalm them, prepare them for autopsy and provide facilities for autopsies by the county coroner.
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3Cited by51 opinions
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