Legal Opinion
In re Dufour
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 27, 1993No. 93-CA-8PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WICKER, Judge.
This action arises from a proceeding wherein the petitioner, Lionel P. Dufour, seeks authority from the court in order to collect soil samples for the purpose of determining the length of time his mother’s copper casket was in the tomb and the extent of deterioration of the casket.1 After a contradictory hearing the trial judge ordered inter alia2 the removal of the tomb cover along with the removal or rearranging of caskets and/or body bags in order to permit the soil sampling. West-lawn Cemeteries, Inc. was ordered to coop*1182erate with the ordered removal and rearrangement of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Yome v. GormanNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Matter of Currier (Woodlawn Cemetery)New York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Travelers Ins. Co. v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
- Choppin v. DauphinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1896
- Snyder v. Holy Cross HospitalCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1976
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Give Kids the World, Inc. v. SanisloDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012