Conroy

This case arises from James Conroy's decision to donate his body to the medical school at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), upon his death in 1999. His wife, Evelyn Conroy, appeals the trial court's entry of judgment after (a) sustaining without leave to amend the demurrers of the Regents of the University of California (Regents) to her causes of action for breach of contract, breach of special duty, and intentional infliction of emotional distress; and (b) granting summary judgment on her claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and negligence. Conroy contends the Regents breached contractual and legal duties to her when UCI failed to keep track of her husband's body, failed to contact her before disposing of her husband's remains, and mishandled or otherwise treated her husband's body in a disrespectful manner while using it for purposes other than teaching or scientific research.

We conclude the trial court did not err. The only enforceable agreement at issue is the donation form Conroy's husband executed, which did not require UCI to track the body or notify relatives before disposing of the body. Moreover, Conroy failed to introduce any competent…