Callaway v. Ryckeley

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The appellants sued John Ryckeley and two business entities of which he is a principal, seeking actual and punitive damages for their alleged conduct in destroying a portion of a cemetery containing the remains of the appellants’ ancestors during the course of a subdivision development project. This appeal is from an order granting partial summary judgment to these defendants with respect to the appellants’ prayers for punitive damages and damages for emotional distress.

Ryckeley purchased the tract of land in question in June of 1987 and was informed of the presence of…