Supreme Court of Alabama
Kenneth Jakeman v. Lawrence Group Management Company, LLC
March 21, 20142014 Ala. LEXIS 40
Summary
The court held that Kenneth could pursue an individual breach-of-contract claim and related injunctive relief because burial-plot rights descended to Ben Jakeman's heirs and were not confined to Ben's estate. The court further held that the 2002 burial was time-barred, but the 2006 reinterment occurred within the limitations period. It reversed the dismissal of those claims and remanded for the trial court to consider whether all heirs must be joined.