Welch v. Faulkner

Our issue is whether the Sebastian County Circuit Court erred in denying a petition for exhumation. We hold that it erred, and we reverse and remand this matter to the circuit court to enter an order allowing exhumation.

On July 27, 2017, Shannon and Bobby Faulkner were killed in an airplane crash; Bobby was piloting the plane.1 Appellants Debbie and Jim Welch, Shannon's parents, agreed with appellee Cynthia Faulkner, Bobby's mother and administratrix of his estate, to allow Shannon to be buried next to Cynthia's parents in Old Jenny Lind Cemetery, on the condition they (Jim and Debbie) could…