Legal Opinion
Tkaczyk v. Gallagher
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided March 16, 1965No. File 103905PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDevlin, J.
The plaintiffs are the parents of Olga Gallagher, who died on December 5, 1961. At the time, she was married to the defendant, and after her death he arranged to have the body cremated. This was against the religious beliefs of the plaintiffs, and on December 7 they filed a petition in the North Haven Probate Court for a special award of custody under General Statutes § 45-253. On January 8, 1962, the defendant was awarded custody and an appeal was taken. On November 13, 1962, a judgment of nonsuit was entered for failure to prosecute the action, and upon the denial of a motion to set aside…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Tkaczyk v. LevineSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
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