James Brown Update

Earlier on this blog, I reported on some of the issues surrounding the recent death of James Brown.

Things are getting even more bizarre.  The following is from Sandy Cohen, Family Feuds Follow Famous People After Death, AP, Jan. 16, 2007:

James Brown has yet to rest in peace.

His embalmed body lies in a sealed casket at his South Carolina home while his family and attorneys argue over his estate and final resting place. Security guards maintain constant watch over the Godfather of Soul — whose coffin sits in a temperature-controlled room — while issues surrounding his estate are hashed out. Brown died Dec. 25.

The article also discusses issues that have surrounded the body disposition of Ted Williams, Peter Lawford, and Billy Graham who is not even dead yet.

Special thanks to Prof. Paul Caron, University of Cincinnati College of Law, and Prof. Joel C. Dobris of the University of California-Davis for bringing this issue to my attention.