By Michael Davis
Staff Writer
A New Jersey-based company claims that Opryland USA operators ruined its business by awarding it a concession, then shuttering the theme park 10 months later. In a suit filed in U.S. District Court in Nashville, JSP Inc. of Manasquan, N.J., claims breach of contract and misrepresentation by Opryland Attractions Inc. JSP is asking for $300,000 in compensatory damages for the expenses of setting up the business and lost income, plus unspecified punitive damages and costs. Both JSP attorney Jeffrey A. Greene of Goodlettsville and Opryland officials declined to comment on the suit. According to the complaint, JSP last March signed a two-year, 10-month contract to operate a photography business in Opryland's plaza area. The company hired staff, bought equipment and upgraded the location, the suit claims. But last November, Opryland managers announced publicly that they would be closing the park, and according to the complaint told managers that they were canceling the contract. On Dec. 31, the park shut down. JSP claims Opryland misrepresented itself by not telling the company the park might close, and breached the contract when it shut the park down. Opryland corporate parent Gaylord Entertainment Co. Inc. is currently renovating the site to convert it to an entertainment-shopping complex.
From the Tennessean
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
We're gonna be SOOOOOOO rich!!!!! I hope Johnny Cochran is our lawyer. We're definitely gonna win... As for Mr. Gaylord.......
Burn, Gaylord building, burn!!!!!!
