Utah Funeral Directors & Embalmers Ass'n v. Memorial Gardens of the Valley, Inc.

WADE, Justice:

Plaintiff and Appellant brought this action for a declaratory judgment on the right to solicit the business of burial and funeral services for dead human bodies. They claim such solicitation violates professional and ethical standards. The trial court entered judgment against the plaintiffs and in favor of the defendants, and the plaintiffs appeal, claiming the following errors were committed by the court when it failed to hold:

1) That any funeral director or embalmer who performs funeral services pursuant to a pre-need contract obtained by solicitation by either of the…