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Rock Removal in Cumberland Trail State Park

In early 2007, a company sent earthmovers into Cumberland Trail State Park to gouge out rock for sale to builders and landscapers.

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Rock Removal in Cumberland Trail State Park

On behalf of 14 partner groups, SELC and Nashville attorney Gregory Buppert filed a “friend of the court” brief supporting the state’s appeal.

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Rock Removal in Cumberland Trail State Park

When the state sued, a county court ruled the rock removal was legal because the company holds mineral rights to that section of the park.

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Rock Removal in Cumberland Trail State Park

In July 2008, the Tennessee Court of Appeals agreed with our argument that the rock removal deprives the surface owners of their property.

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