Legal Opinion
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Ass'n v. Personnel Associates Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 23, 1970No. 53608PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LeGRAND, Justice.
This is a de novo appeal challenging a decree permanently enjoining plaintiffs from selling pre-need funeral contracts contrary to sections 147.56(1) and 156.12, Code of Iowa, and holding plaintiffs violated the provisions of chapter 523A,.Code of Iowa in establishing trusts for funds paid under such contracts.
There are three plaintiffs. The Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Association is a corporation which deals exclusively in the sale of cemetery lots. The Cedar Memorial Company is a separate corporation dealing in the sale of grave markers and monuments, and the Cedar…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
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