A lawsuit filed April 3rd in Cumberland
County Chancery Court claims that a family campground and a nudist
camp are incompatible next door to each other and asks that the nudist camp
should be stopped from operating.
The lawsuit, “Luker Family
Enterprises, LLC VS Danny Davis as owner of Cherokee Garden of Eden”
says that the Luker family own and operate a 30 plus acre resort
style family campground that has been open since 2014. While the
lawsuit doesn't identify the name of the campground, the address
listed in the suit for the plaintiffs is the location of Davy
Crockett Campground located on Trails End Rd off of Plateau Road in
western Cumberland County.
The Luker family purchased their
property from the defendant, Danny Davis and the suit states there
was a verbal agreement between the parties that no nudist campground
or any other type of campground would be located anywhere on the
defendant's adjoining properties. The boundary between the two
properties includes a lake that both parties share, open air fence
and wooded area. The parties also share an entrance road to the
properties.
According to the suit, “campers and
minor children are at risk of of being exposed to naked adults” who
could be visible across the lake or through the wooded area. In
addition, sharing the lake could lead to exposure as well.
“The mere existence of a nudist
campground next to the family campground will destroy the plaintiff's
business and cause customers and campers to never return,” claims
the suit. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order to close the
nudist camp and require the owners to remove all internet and all
forms of advertising including signage.
The suit, filed by Crossville attorney Will Ridley, seeks a permanent order
prohibiting the opening of a nudist camp on the adjourning property
as well as damages, court costs and expenses to be determined by the
court.
The nudist camp's Facebook page is no
longer accessible though other internet information remains on the
web.
