Riverfront group, including Overton Heirs, sues to stop new Brooks construction
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art held a groundbreaking ceremony Downtown on Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The Chancery Court lawsuit seeks to stop construction on the new riverfront Brooks Museum, charging violations of the terms of the “public promenade” established when the city was founded in 1819.
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