Al V. Palmer Case Analysis

The New York Court of Appeals decision should be upheld in regards to Riggs et al v. Palmer case because one should not be granted inheritance by murdering one’s ancestor. For this reason, the New York Court of Appeals has decided on a naturalistic approach, which has deemed Elmer Palmer guilty for murdering his grandfather, thereby prohibiting Palmer from getting anything from his grandfather’s will. This essentially means that the court argues that judges use their morals in order to determine the outcome of cases. Therefore, rejecting the idea that it is morally acceptable to murder someone in order to personally benefit from their death. As a result, there has been a heated debate between naturalists like Judge Earl who argue that Elmer