TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Mar 4, 2025

Shelby County Chancellor Melanie Taylor Jefferson on Friday dismissed all but one claim — the question of who owns the land — in a lawsuit against the new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. The museum was sued by Friends for Our Riverfront, alleging that the project violates an easement established in the early 19th century. A temporary restraining order to stop construction was issued in September 2023 with a $1 million bond. The group never posted the bond. Jefferson denied a temporary injunction against the museum in June 2024, citing the unpaid bond as the primary reason to allow construction to resume, the. Commercial Appeal reports.