Indiana AG files suit for Little Opry ticket holders
Nashville - The Indiana Attorney General is going to court to get money back for burned-up and burned-out concert ticket holders.
When fire burned down the Little Nashville Opry last September, it burned a big hole in workers' livelihoods, Brown County's entertainment scene, and in country music fan's plans.
Loretta Lynn was just one star to shine at the Opry this season until the fire. After that, a website went up for ticket holders to claim refunds, but Indiana Assistant Attorney General Abby Kuzma says, "I think it's a question of timing perhaps. They were told they just don't have their money yet. They'll get money later. But haven't been paid. It's been some time."
"I certainly would like to think the money will be refunded," said ticket holder Rebecca Barber.
Barber is one of the 52 ticket holders the attorney general's lawsuit is aimed at helping, along with unnamed ticket holders.
"The only fair resolution for this would be to get our money back," said Tony Livingston from St. Paul, Indiana. The Livingstons are out $372 in tickets.
"Really went to the 'T,' what we had to do to in order to get it, but then we just never heard anything back," Livingston said.
"Our complaint in this case is dealing with the deceptive consumer sales act," Kuzma said.
But the state's suit deals with something else, too.
"Part of it involved the business not having the proper permit for doing the business they were doing," Kuzma said.
The fire allegedly destroyed $80,000 in cash stored at the concert venue. The insurance hasn't yet paid off the owner's claim on the facility, so it's unclear when or where the cash will come from. But the attorney general's office will try to recover something.
"Just given the damage and destruction of the facility, I doubt I'll see anything, but I hope I do," said Barber.
If you have already filed a claim on the Little Nashville Opry's website, you will be eligible for some reimbursement through the Attorney General's suit. If not, you may contact the Indiana Attorney General's Consumer Division.
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