Enos v. Snyder
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Enos v. Snyder, 63 P. 170 (Cal. 1900), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of California holding that a will could not serve to transfer a testator's dead body away from the next of kin,[1] and that the next of kin's right to custody of a dead body defeats any right of the executor.[2] The holding was at least partly superseded by statute in 1947, permitting testators to dispose of their remains via will for certain purposes.[3]
Quick Facts Enos v. Snyder, Decided December 21, 1900 (1900-12-21), ...
Enos v. Snyder | |
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Decided December 21, 1900 (1900-12-21), | |
Full case name | Susie T. Enos and Gertrude Willis v. Rachel Jane Snyder and E. S. Lippitt |
Citation(s) | 63 P. 170, 131 Cal. 68, 53 L.R.A. 221, 82 Am. St. Rep. 330, 1900 Cal. LEXIS 735 |
Case history | |
Subsequent history | Hearing in Bank denied |
Procedural history | Appeal from the Superior Court of Sonoma County |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | McFarland, Temple, Henshaw |
Case opinions | |
Majority | McFarland, joined by Temple and Henshaw |
Superseded by | |
California Statutes (1947), Chapter 126, §1; California Statutes (1947), Chapter 125, §1 |
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