SOUTHWICK v. STATE

No. 95237-0.

426 P.3d 693 (2018)

SOUTHWICK, INC., a Washington corporation, Petitioner, v. Washington STATE, and Its DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS DIVISION; Washington State Funeral and Cemetery Board, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed September 13, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Bryan Edwards , Owens Davies PS, 1115 W. Bay Drive NW, Suite 302, Olympia, WA 98502-4658, Attorney For Petitioner.

R. July Simpson , Washington Attorney General, 1125 Washington Street SE, P.O. Box 40110, Olympia, WA 98504-0110, Attorney For Respondents.


¶ 1 This case challenges a fine imposed on a cemetery for relocating cremains without giving prior notification of its actions to next of kin. This case looks at RCW 68.50.140(4) and what it means to act "without authority of law" under that statutory section. It is a class C felony to...

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