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From: julian@riacs.ARPA (Julian E. Gomez)
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Subject: Re: Re: IDIOT TEST ***SPOILER***  Some answers enclosed.
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Date: Tue, 4-Feb-86 14:47:37 EST
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> >> 	It isn't legal for a dead man to marry anybody.
> >
> >		Said man may be dead, but what about the "legal" part?
> >		I bet there aren't any laws on any books prohibiting it!
> 
> Maybe not, but I doubt any courts would recognize the "marriage" either.
> Otherwise some really strange inheritance problems could occur, etc.

Of course it wouldn't be "legal". In order for it to be, both parties
must give their consent (willingly, under US law and most other parts
of the world).  Show me a dead person who can give their consent and
I'll buy the Brooklyn Bridge.
-- 
"If Chaos himself sat umpire, what better could he do?"

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