Connecticut Superior Court March 16, 1965, File 103905 (Tkaczyk v. Gallagher)

Devlin, J.

The plaintiffs are the parents of Olga Gallagher, who died on December 5, 1961. At the time, she was married to the defendant, and after her death he arranged to have the body cremated. This was against the religious beliefs of the plaintiffs, and on December 7 they filed a petition in the North Haven Probate Court for a special award of custody under General Statutes § 45-253.