Andelson v. Neptune Management Corp.
Plaintiff and appellant Arthur Andelson’s (plaintiff’s) father initially arranged to have his remains cremated and scattered at sea off the coast of Los Angeles County upon his death. After plaintiff’s father died, plaintiff’s brother, Robert Andelson (Robert), scattered the father’s ashes off the coast of Orange County. Plaintiff sued two mortuaries that were involved in handling his father’s remains, defendants and appellants Neptune Management Corp. d/b/a Neptune Society-Sherman Oaks (Neptune Sherman Oaks) and Leneda, Inc. d/b/a Neptune Society of Riverside (Neptune Riverside) (collectively, defendants). Plaintiff’s complaint asserted numerous theories of liability, most of which ultimately derived from plaintiff’s contention that defendants should never have given his father’s cremated remains to Robert. The parties filed competing motions for summary judgment, and the trial court granted defendants’ motions. We now consider whether summary judgment was gr
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