Lions Den Owner Sues Landlord; Tries To Force Sale
RIPLEY - A legal fight is taking place over the site of an adult store in Ripley. The company that owns the Lions Den in Ripley is asking the state Supreme Court in Mayville to force Ripley Travel to pay at least $750,000 in compensatory damages and to require Ripley Travel to place the building for sale and receive half the purchase proceeds. Ripley Travel is an Ohio corporation that owns property at 6306 Shortman Road, near I-90, in Ripley that it leases to Ripley Retail Inc., which owns the Lions Den. Ripley Travel purchased the leased property from Carnegie Companies LLC for ...