California Court of Appeal

Summary judgment was properly granted against plaintiff in a case alleging negligent disposal of decedent's body, conversion and breach of fiduciary duty. Hospital owed no duty of care to decedent's daughter, and no conversion occurred because there was no wrongful act of dominion or control over decedent's body.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2003
• Published 12/11/2003

Judges

• HULL, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Stephen H. Cornet and Brenda C. Morrissey, Oakland, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson, Orlie L. Curtis, Stockton, and J. Douglas Van Sant, for Defendant and Respondent.