Legal Opinion
Garrett v. Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Inc.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1974PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. M. LEECH, Special Justice.
We have granted certiorari in this case because we think that Sections 56-1101, 56-3201, 56-3205, and 56-3208, T.C.A. should at this time be construed in pari materia and the several cases which have heretofore been before this Court distinguished so as to clarify the distinction which the statutes and cases make between a funeral director or home, on one hand, and associations and similar companies on the other.
The Court of Appeals, Middle Section, in an opinion by Presiding Judge Thomas A. Shriver, concisely stated the case and issues involved as follow:
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Fishback v. Globe Casket & Undertaking Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
- Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Co. v. NorthingtonTennessee Supreme Court · 1957
- State Ex Rel. v. Mortuary Assn., Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1933
- State Ex Rel. Attorney-General v. Smith Funeral Service, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1940
- State Ex Rel. Long v. MynattTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
3Cited by1 opinion
- Garrett v. Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979