Hardin v. York Memorial Park

Plaintiffs appeal from final judgment pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. §7A-27(b). For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part.

In August 1993 at the death of her husband, Verna Cathey Hardin (Verna) purchased three burial plots from York Memorial Park. One plot was purchased for the burial of her deceased husband, and the other two plots were to be used as family plots. On 15 August 2004, Verna died, survived by her children: Timothy L. Hardin, Dennis C. Hardin, Tammy F. Hardin, and Randall M. Hardin, and the Estate of Verna Cathey Hardin (Plaintiffs). At her death, Plaintiffs…