In re the Estate of Barner

John M. Keane, S.

Over the centuries, and particularly in the current one, man has pushed the frontier of knowledge to limits that have oftentimes exceeded the dreams of many. Yet, even with increased knowledge, there comes to each man a time when that spark called life flickers, goes out forever and leaves only a cadaver. Upon those surviving is thrust the duty of consigning the mortal remains to the earth, to the sea or to flames. In New York, statutory law mandates that “ every body of a deceased person, within this state, shall be * * * buried or incinerated within a reasonable time after…