Life Investors Insurance Co. of America v. Heline

I concur with divisions II and III of the majority opinion relating to the scope of review and with much of what is said in division I on the merits, but I am unable to agree wholly with the court’s construction of section 144.34 or the result.

The statute is complete. I agree with what Justice Harris says in division I of his dissent about that. Disinterments are allowed “only when reasonable cause is shown that someone is criminally or civilly responsible for such death, after hearing, upon reasonable notice prescribed by the court . . . .” Before ordering exhumation the court must give due…