published Thursday, June 21st, 2012

Chattanooga loses lawsuit on the Passage

  • photo
    Kenisha Hutchinson cools her heels in the Passage on Thursday, May 17, 2012. The Passage, a permanent installation that marks the beginning of the Trail of Tears, serves as one of the largest public art projects dedicated to Cherokee history.
    Photo by Jake Daniels /Chattanooga Times Free Press.

A state appeals court has ruled Chattanooga will have to pay for renovation of the Passage.

The courts opinion was filed today. The court also ruled the city would have to pay court costs.

The city filed a lawsuit in 2009 against project overseer River City Co., designer Hargreaves Associates and contractor Continental Construction Co. to recoup the costs. The three entities filed countersuits.

A judge threw out the lawsuit early last year, saying the city filed the suit beyond the statute of limitations.

For more information, read tomorrow’s edition of the Times Free Press.

about Cliff Hightower...

Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...

related articles »

July 25th, 2012

Twenty-nine Chattanooga police officers have filed a lawsuit against Chattanooga, its mayor and police chief alleging age discrimination, due process ...

June 26th, 2012

It’s a comedy of errors, minus the laughs. To perhaps no one’s great surprise, a state appeals court has upheld ...

June 22nd, 2012

A state appeals court has ruled that River City Co. and two associates will not have to pay Chattanooga for ...

March 10th, 2011

Chattanooga’s lawsuit against River City Co. and two contract firms over expensive repairs to the Passage was tossed out of ...

videos »         

photos »         

e-edition »

advertisement
advertisement

Find a Business

400 East 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403
General Information (423) 756-6900
Copyright, permissions and privacy policy, Ethics policy - Copyright ©2013, Chattanooga Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Publishing Company, Inc.