- Residents near a limestone quarry in Belle Mina, Alabama have filed a lawsuit against the quarry operators, alleging nuisance, trespass, negligence, and abnormally dangerous activities.
Dozens of residents living near the same limestone quarry that reached a court-enforced settlement with neighboring churches last week have filed their own lawsuit, and the operators have pushed back with a sweeping denial.
Forty plaintiffs — most living along Mooresville Road and surrounding streets in the Belle Mina community — filed suit May 18 in Limestone County Circuit Court against Grayson Carter & Son Contracting, Inc., along with three connected entities: Stoned LLC, Elephants R Us LLC, and Landquest Properties LLC. The three latter companies, all tied to Huntsville businessman James Keith Sharp and his family, own the land and hold the mineral rights leased to the quarry operator.
The complaint accuses the defendants of nuisance, trespass, negligence, wantonness, and abnormally dangerous activities, and seeks both compensatory and punitive damages as well as a permanent injunction. Plaintiffs allege the quarry — which sits off Mooresville Road at 7440 Mooresville Road and is projected to mine more than 30 million tons of rock over 30 years — has subjected their homes to dust, blasting vibrations, excessive noise, artificial light, and heavy truck traffic since operations began in late 2024 and early 2025. The complaint says 250 to 400 dump trucks are loaded at the site daily, putting 500 to 800 truck trips on Mooresville Road five to six days a week…