MORTUARY LAW AND BUSINESS LAW 5

Church

In regards to the no-property theory, the dead body was under the control of the

Two or more legally competent persons

A contract is a legally enforceable agreement between

Quasi-property

A dead human body is said to be

Cadaver

A dead human body used for anatomical study is a

Another State

A foreign corporation is one that is chartered in

Private Carrier

A funeral home's family car is considered a

Devisee

A person receiving a gift of real estate in a will is a

Inheritance Statute

A surviving spouse may avoid being written out of a will by invoking the

Policy

A written insurance contract is a

Replevin

An action to recover possession of property unlawfully detained is

Nuncupative Will

An oral will stated to a witness is a

District Attorney

Another name of a prosecutor is

Necropsy

Another term for autopsy is

Underwriter

Another term for the insurer is

Surviving Spouse

As a rule, the right of decent disposal belongs to the

Dead human body

Is not property in a real sense

Premium

The consideration of an insurance policy is a

Voidable

Contracts in which fraud is proven are considered

Physical Duress, Emotional Duress, Economic Distress

Duress is classified according to the nature of the threat as

Mutilation

Embalming is a form of

Decent Burial

The law states that every person has a right to a

The wife

Which of the following is not considered to be consanguineous? A brother, A mother, The wife, A father

Disinterment

Exhumation is a term for

Whole-life Policy

A life insurance policy in which premium payments continue to death or until age 100, whichever occurs first, is a

Wills

A probate court is concerned with

Endowment policy

A reducing term insurance policy plus savings account is called an

Independent contractor

A trade embalmer acts as a/an

Contracts for sales of $500 or more; Contracts that can't be completed in one year

For certain contracts to be enforceable they must be in writing according to the Statute of Frauds. They include

Holder in due course

Parties who acquire rights superior to those of the original owner are known as

Almost Property

Quasi-property means

Never used in this country

The legal status of a dead human body known as the property theory is

Common Law

The major source of mortuary law is

Per Stirpes

The method of dividing an intestate estate where a class or group of distributees take the share which their deceased should have been entitled to, and not as so many individuals is distribution

Decomposition

The most positive sign of death is

Policy Holder

The person protected against a loss is the

Legatee

The person who is the beneficiary of personal property by a will is the

Police Power

The power to adopt laws for the protection of the public is

It must appear to be seriously intended; It must be communicated to the offeree

The requirement for a valid offer includes which of the following? It must appear to be seriously intended, It must be in writing; It must be communicated to the offeree; It must be a formal contract

Corpse

The term synonymous to a dead body is

There must be an offer; There must be acceptance

The two essential elements of a contract are