2007-05-02 04:56:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Yes.
If the previous owner of the body had life insurance before he/she turned into a zombie, then, when it reanimates as a zombie, all payments that would have gone to the family go the the reanimated undead instead.
Unfortunately, the zombie has no intelligence so it cannot use the money.
But that does not matter.
The zombie is still the rightful owner of that money.
2007-05-02 05:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by Nidav llir 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Gre-Gre Insurance Company of Port au Prince Haiti the answer is no unless the zombie been dead seven full years before reanimation.
A similar case came up in Victorian England where Loyd's of London sued the heirs of the African explorer Lord Usher. They claimed Lord Usher was reanimated by Congo witch doctor. To avoid further scandal the family settled out of court.
Then there was another case of Willie Slocum, executed for murder in California in 1933. He was pronounced dead after 50,000 volts of electricity coursed through his body but "miraculously" came back to life. He didn't become a zombie but his legal case stumbled alone like the undead for the next 15 years. Since his punishment was completed, did he now have to be released? He was denied death benefits under state law even though he had a death certificate. The US supreme court finally settled Willie's case; he didn't have to sit in the eclectic chair again because prison system of California couldn't prove the chair was "safe and effective".
Any of Willie's heirs had to wait a second time (in 1954) for him to die and stay dead to collect on his estate.
2007-05-02 05:31:14 · answer #2 · answered by brianjames04 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. . . zombification is essentially a "do-over". Any agreements in place prior to the actual death of the zombie in question are still binding.
Being Undead is not the same as being NOTdead in the eyes of the law. Come on, use your head.
2007-05-02 05:00:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the terms of the insurance policy. Check the fine print or contact your insurance agents for details.
2007-05-02 05:02:28 · answer #4 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess they can take it to the court, and argue that the zombie is "dead". I know i would, there are some damn good lawyers.
2007-05-02 05:03:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get a death certificate prior to re animation... just in case :)
2007-05-02 05:00:44 · answer #6 · answered by fallentired 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the insurance is now void.
2007-05-02 04:59:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, it think they are still technically "dead", even if they do hunger for flesh.
2007-05-02 05:00:03 · answer #8 · answered by kosarsosar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋