Mother forced to dig up son’s vault after Portland cemetery sold plot twice

A long-running dispute over a Portland burial plot reached a dramatic conclusion over the holidays.

On Dec. 12, a Multnomah County circuit judge ruled that although Skyline Memorial Gardens in Northwest Portland had erroneously sold the same burial plot twice, the first purchasers, Martin and Jane Reser, were entitled to sole possession of the disputed plot.

“Only one party (or family) can have the rights to the plot, and the court has found that the Resers have ownership,” Judge Pro Tem Eric Neiman wrote…

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