In a message dated 8/28/2001 6:36:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Jamieob256@aol.com writes: > . The turnpike plans to cremate the remains and relocate the remains in > another cemetery. > In a number of circumstances it is very actionable -- meaning a very nasty lawsuit can be brought against anyone cremating remains without permission. My guess is that there is an eminent domain issue here for the condemnation of the cemetery, but I can't see how that could extend to a blanket permission to cremate remains. Anyone interested in this might want to contact me and I'll put them in touch with an expert on this issue. Laurence Seattle