What is the common law test for a common law executor's duty to provide a proper burial place for a deceased person?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Popp v. Popp, 2001 BCSC 183 (CanLII):
I have been referred by petitioner’s counsel to Schara Tzedeck v. Royal Trust Co., 1952 CanLII 199 (SCC), [1952] 4 D.L.R. 529 (S.C.C.) which is a decision delivered well before this Act was passed. The petitioner relies on Schara Tzedeck for the proposition that: ... At common law a duty is imposed upon an executor to see that the deceased is buried in a manner befitting his or her station in life...
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