http://www.morelaw.com Cemeteries Law - MoreLaw.com en-us © Copyright 2008, MoreLaw.com Inc All Rights Reserved. Recent Cases kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=WD70006&s=MO&d=42024 The City of Kansas City, Missouri (City) petitioned the Circuit Court of Platte County, Missouri (trial court) to allow it to disinter and reinter human remains, pursuant to section 214.208.3 RSMo 2000, from four private cemeteries allegedly owned by City and located on the grounds of Kansas City International Airport (KCI). The trial court denied the petition, for the stated rea Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=A-%2018%20September%20Term%202008%20&s=NJ&d=41532 This appeal, which comes before the Court as of right based on the opinion of the dissenting Appellate Division judge, requires the Court to interpret the provisions in the New Jersey Cemetery Act of 2003, N.J.S.A. 45:27-1 to -38, governing interment, N.J.S.A. 45:27-22, and disinterment, N.J.S.A. 45:27-23. Specifically, this dispute, between a decedent's surviving spouse and children about his fin Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=2D08-2246&s=Fl&d=40723 Janet Murphy appeals the trial court's order dismissing with prejudice her complaint seeking a declaratory judgment against Bay Colony Property Owners Association ("Bay Colony"). Because the trial court improperly ruled on the final merits of Murphy's claim, we reverse the trial court's order and remand for further proceedings. In January 2003, James Waller entered into a settlement agreement with Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=2006%20OK%2031&s=OK&d=41184 1 The issues in the present cause are as follows: (1) whether the County's exercise of eminent domain in the instant cases is for public use in accordance with Article 2, 23 and Article 2, 24 of the Oklahoma Constitution and (2) whether the County's taking for purposes of economic development of Muskogee County constitutes "public purposes" within the meaning of 27 O.S. 2001 5 to suppor Sat, 9 May 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=08-807&s=AR&d=39811 Appellant Herman Brock appeals an order of the Faulkner County Circuit Court dismissing his complaint and granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee Tab Townsell, Mayor of the City of Conway, Arkansas. On appeal, Brock argues that the circuit court erred in finding, as a matter of law, that the land-use ordinances of the City, adopted pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated sections 14-56-401 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=01-06-00457-CV&s=TX&d=35900 Appellants Sampson Thompson, Jr., Earline Thompson, and Gordon Ray Johnson (collectively "the Thompsons"), appeal from the trial court's judgment declaring that a right of ingress and egress to Island Cemetery exists over real property that the Thompsons do not own, but in which they have an interest. The Thompsons filed suit against appellees, Sam A. Winkelmann, Jr., inividually and as Trustee of Thu, 3 Apr 2008 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=05-4418&s=IL&d=33923 Mention Chicago to almost anyperson who has been on an airplane, and that person willimmediately think of Chicago's O'Hare InternationalAirport. It is one of the busiest airports in the world: in2005, more than 76.5 million passengers passed throughits facilities, along with 1.7 million tons of freight. Seehttp://www.flychicago.com/events/KidsPage2006/OHareHistory.shtm (last visited Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=02-104&s=WY&d=24030 FACTS[3] Russell and Hazel Sorenson owned real property in Hot Springs County. OnSeptember 3, 1987, they filed an official plat with the county clerk. The plat created threeseparate tracts of land collectively referred to as the Sorenson Tracts and individually labeledas Tracts 1, 2, and 3. The plat also identified three easements: (1) a twenty-foot wide utilityeasement along the western Thu, 6 Mar 2003 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=1-99-2284&s=IL&d=16144 Plaintiffs Theodore and Betty Pecora (collectively "the Pecoras") appeal from the judgement of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgement in favor of defendants, Cook County, Illinois and the Cook County Board of Commissioners (collectively "the county "). On appeal, the Pecoras argue that the circuit court erred in granting summary judgement against them because they had exhauste Tue, 19 Jun 2001 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=19181&s=CT&d=8943 The plaintiff, Thelma Perkins , brought this action against the defendants, Colonial Cemeteries, Inc., doing business as Fairfield Memorial Park, and its president Phyllis O. Dowd, alleging that they had illegally and improperly moved her daughter's grave. The plaintiff's complaint alleged, inter alia, breach of contract, negligence, fraudulent misrepresentation and violations of CUTPA. Tue, 8 Jun 1999 00:00:00 CST kent@morelaw.com (Kent Morlan) http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=1960481&s=AL&d=6964 Fraud, specifically fraudulent suppression and activeconcealment - In 1973, Aronov purchased a large tract of land in Prattville,and, for a number of years, it leased the property to farmers. Attrial, two farmers testified that they had seen evidence of acemetery on a portion of the land. In late 1992, Aronov began developing the Pecan Ridgesubdivision on the land. John Boutwell, a Fri, 31 Jul 1998 00:00:00 CST