Ohio

Kentucky Wants Its Rock Back

By Cleveland Law Library

In a dispute over who owns a big rock dredged from the bottom of the Ohio River, Kentucky's Attorney General has sued the city of Portsmouth, Ohio and others to get the rock back from Ohio. This case originated in 2007 when an Ohio historian and his team removed this historic rock on the premise that its carvings would otherwise be lost or damaged. I have been following this squabble over the rock, which is no pet rock, for months. Now, after trying to work out a settlement, the Feb. 5th edition of the Daily Legal News reports that the case has gone to court. Although the rock currently resides in Ohio, Kentucky wants it back. Can't they share it to avoid a legal battle and all those legal fees?

Full post as published by Cleveland Law Library Weblog on February 05, 2009 (boomark / email).