The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-06-28
S. B. LOCKE Sues FOR
ALLEGED FUNDS DUE
MEMBERS OF VARIOUS FIRMS
THAT OWNED FOUNTAIN
CREEK MILL INVOLVED.

Alleging that by reason of wrong
full treatment on the part of the de-.
PENDANTS he has been deprived OF mis-
just interest in the real estate, or the.
proceeds OF the sale of same, deprived
of the salary which is due him as.
manager Of the mill amounting to-
$1,6S0, and also deprived of his share
OF the book accounts, which after de-
Quoting certain Indebtedness of the
firm due to the Maury National Bank
would amount to $4,000, and that he
Is entitled to have an account stated
of each OF the firms owning the Foun
tain Greek Mill seven miles from Co
lumbia, and that defendant j. o.
Cheek, who has never paid any part of
$1.20 bushel for the value Of wheat
taken over from the firm OF Cheek
Locke and Denton, and making sew
eral other charges against the de-
PENDANTS, s. B. Locke has brought suit
in Chancery court against j. l.. Cheat
ham, ]. o. Cheek, G. r. Denton, r. ~
Moore and ]. Shelby Coffey, each OF
whom has been identified with the
mill at various times since June, 1910
The complainant prays that defend
ant Coffey be required to file in the
court certain books now in his pos
session for the purpose of making
collections, and that il all of these
books are not in his possession that
the other defendants be required to
file them. He also asks that an Or
der of reference be made to the
Master of the court to take and
state an account for the various
firms that have owned the business
since he has been connected with it,
and an individual account of each
member Of said firms, each of them
being required to account for all
sums received for them, and that
defendant Chatham be required to
account for wheat purchased by him,
and that all matters of every kind and
equities existing between the parties
be taken into the account and adjust
ed. He prays for the recovery of all
amounts due him.
In the bill complainant Locke
charges that in a settlement Of alleg-
ed errors and shortages in his books
he was given to understand that if
he failed or refused to settle the mat
ter according to their wishes he would
be criminally prosecuted, and the
proposition was finally made that he
enter into a contract, which he sign
3D. but which proved to be an unjust
and unfair settlement, and was pro-
cured from him by fraud and mis-
representation, that it was extorted
from him by threats to prosecute and
disgrace him, that clause was fraud
ulently inserted in the contract that
it was to be final settlement and
that no party to 1t could bring suit
against any of the Others for further
settlement.
Regarding deposit slips that the
complainant alleges were distracted
from his pocket by defendant Cheat
ham, he declares that they we're for
personal funds for which he could ac-
count, and that defendants Cheek and
Denton came to him and upon an ex-
PLANTATION from him admitted that a
gross wrong had been done him and,
expressed their willingness to right
the wrong. But, he charges, this Of
fer was never complied with.
He makes several other charges
concerning the business and the var
ious members of the various firms
who have had an interest in the Foun-
tain Creek Mill since June, 1910