Portland Cemetery Removes Grave After Double Sale, Uncovering Major Errors

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A Portland family had to disinter their son's grave after a cemetery sold the same plot twice, leading to a legal battle with a large funeral company and raising questions about cemetery laws and grieving rights.
- After cemetery sold the same plot twice, a burial is undone Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB
- ‘Unfathomable’: Mother forced to unearth son buried in double-booked grave site KOIN.com
- ‘Shameful’: Memorial removed from twice-sold Portland burial plot following judge’s ruling KPTV
- Twice-sold grave belongs to prominent Oregon family, remains will be removed, judge decides in unusual case OregonLive.com
- Portland cemetery removes grave after selling the burial site twice: 'Something that cannot be repaired' KGW
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