Legal Opinion
Schaefer v. West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1960PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerry, J.
The plaintiff is the owner of two cemetery lots purchased in December, 1954, from the defendants. The conveyance he received contains this recital: “these lots are in a restricted area and markers must be purchased through the cemetery.” This recital conforms with a prior regulation of the cemetery association.
The defendant West Lawn Memorial Cemetery is a non-profit association, incorporated under the laws of the state of Oregon in October, 1947. The other defendants named herein are officers of said association. In this opinion we will refer to the defendants as the “association.”
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Roanoke Cemetery Co. v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1903
- Mansker v. AstoriaOregon Supreme Court · 1921
- WEST VIEW CORP. v. AlstonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951
- Ex parte AdlofCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Scott v. Lakewood Cemetery Assn.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
3Cited by10 opinions
- Bash v. Fir Grove Cemeteries, Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1978
- Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park Co. v. Department of RevenueWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Willows v. City of LewistonIdaho Supreme Court · 1969
- Gingrich v. Blue Ridge Memorial GardensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Clagett v. Vestry of Rook Creek ParishDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1965
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