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Litigation

Jul. 11, 2001

Rest-in-Peace Plan Proves Vain Dream for Mishandled Corpse, Family

LOS ANGELES - In many things, two out of three isn't bad. But when it comes to burying someone, it's a lousy percentage. That sums up the post-death odyssey of Gladys Bohn, a 96-year-old Modesto woman whose unquiet and fitful journey into and out of - and back into - her grave has sparked a consumer-fraud lawsuit backed by AARP, an organization for retirees.

By Garry Abrams
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - In many things, two out of three isn't bad. But when it comes to burying someone, it's a lousy percentage.
        That sums up the post-death odyssey of Gladys Bohn, a 96-year-old Modesto woman whose unquiet and fitful journey into and out of - and back into - her grave has sparked a consumer-fra...

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