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Takamore v Clarke  | 
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| Issue:  | 
Whether the common law of New Zealand should give effect to Maori custom when determining burial rights in respect of a deceaseds body; whether the executrix was entitled to take possession of the body notwithstanding a traditional Maori burial already having taken place.  | 
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| Court:  | 
Supreme Court of New Zealand | 
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| Reference:    | 
SC 131/2011 | 
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| Neutral Citation:    | 
[2012] NZSC 116 | 
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| Judge(s):  | 
Elias CJ, Tipping, McGrath, William Young and Blanchard JJ | 
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| Date:  | 
18 July 2012 |