Adair v. ORRELL'S MUTUAL BURIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

BRANCH, Justice.

Defendant contends that the decision of the Court of Appeals affirming the judgment of the Superior Court is erroneous because it approved a statutory change which resulted in impairment of the obligations of a contract.

Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution provides: “No State shall . . . pass any . . . law impairing the obligations of contracts....”

Prior to 1971, Mutual Burial Associations provided benefits to their members only in merchandise' and services. These services were provided solely by the official funeral director of the Burial…