This week marked the start of school for Diana and the grandchildren. Meanwhile, in the legal world, a significant victory in Michigan and a troubling case of forfeiture abuse in Indiana caught my attention.
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Heartfelt Kindness, Legal Precedents, And A Scandalous Government Action
Michigan sets a dangerous precedent with a manslaughter prosecution. A Michigan township tries to block a new cemetery for no reason. And I finally made contact with the neighbors from Thanksgiving.
Put Up A Parking Lot
Innovative ways to save old cemeteries.
Questionable Charges at Missouri Cemetery
In September, 2007, Jeff Palmore, owner of Bell Funeral Home in St Louis, arranged a burial at Pacific City Cemetery. To save the family the $525 fee the cemetery sexton was charging, he offered to dig the grave himself. Sexton Alan Bruns refused, saying there was a city ordinance that only allowed sextons to dig Read More
Funeral Industry News – 17 September 2008
In this summary: a funeral home employee steals urns, then sells them for scrap; an SC funeral home recovers from an arson fire; and an NC funeral home has its license suspended. There are apparently no limits for some people. A former funeral home employee trespassed in a Florida cemetery, stole over 100 urns, and Read More