The Harrison Twp. Cemetery Association operates under the name Greencastle Cemetery. Bush was reportedly involved with business activities and sales for the cemetery association.
The Dayton Daily News has reached out to the cemetery association for a statement.
“Losing a loved one is hard enough without having to fight to get what you paid for,” Yost said. “Any business that operates so deceptively deserves legal consequences.”
Bush and Harrison Twp. Cemetery Association would reportedly accept large, upfront payments from customers for custom grave markers and other related services.
The company told customers the delivery and installation would take an extended period of time, usually several months, according to the lawsuit.
However, even after months, the orders were not fulfilled.
“When consumers inquired about the status of the customized grave markers they had ordered but had not yet received, defendant Bush would give them excuses for the delay and would assure consumers that their customized grave marker would be finished and installed shortly,” court documents read. “Despite these assurances, defendants still failed to deliver the customized grave markers that consumers ordered.”
The cemetery association also failed to issue refunds for customers who requested them after failing to receive their gravestones.
Yost is seeking restitution for the customers as well as a penalty of $25,000 for each violation, according to court records.
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