The log cabin Democrat., 1920-03-20
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 PREDOMINANT TIMES
DUNAWAY BRINGS SUIT
Against J. B. Parker, Alleging Failure to Comply with Contract and De-
 manding an Accounting.

A receivership for the Conway Times newspaper and printing plant and the dissolution of their partner ship are sought in a complaint filed in the Faulkner chancery court late Friday by L. s. Dunaway against J B. Parker.
 The plaintiff alleges that the de- fendant has failed to pay him any thing on an agreed sum of 1,500 i which the defendant contracted to pay In an agreement entered into on June 10, 1916, for one-half interest in the newspaper and plant; that the de- fendant has failed to render any ac- counting or statement of the receipts and disbursements of the business that he has refused to allow the plain tiff any voice in the conduct of the business; that the defendant has en- cumbered the business with numerous debts and is totally insolvent; that there is such personal feeling between the parties that they cannot success fully cooperate as partners, and that unless a receiver is appointed the de- fendant will "by his extravaganza and high-handed methods, dissipate his said property"
 The suit was filed by J. C. and Will liam J. Clark of Conway and M E. Dunaway of Little Rock, as attorneys for the plaintiff. The case will prob ably come up for hearing during the spring term of chancery court, which will be opened on Monday by Judge Jordan Sellers.
 The complaint in full follows:
 Complaint in Equity.
 Asking for Dissolution of Partner ship and Receivership.
 "Comes the plaintiff, L. s. Duna- way, by his attorneys, J. C. and Vim. J. Clark and M E. Dunaway, and for cause of action states:
 That on the 10th day of June 1916, plaintiff and defendant entered into a partnership agreement for the pur- pose of operating weekly newspaper at Conway, Ark, known as the Ar kansas Farmer and later changed by the defendant to the Conway Weekly Times.
 That plaintiff on said date, hay ing confidence in the said defendant. turned said printing office and plant used in the publication of said paper over to the said defendant with a short and carelessly written memo randum of agreement, which was in words and figures as follows, to-wit:
 "'Conway, Ark, June 10th, 1916.
 "'This, a o-partnership formed between L. s. Dunaway, owner of the Arkansas Farmer, and J. B. Parker, by which the latter purchases from the said L. s. Dunaway a one-half in- terest in the said Arkansas Farmer, a weekly newspaper published at Con- way, Arkansas, it's printing plant, ad- vertising contracts, subscription lists, job printing, book accounts, paper stock, type, presses, etc, for which said one-half interest the said J. B Parker is to pay to the said L. s. Dunaway, the present owner of the sad property. the agreed price Sl,- 50000) one thousand five hundred dollars. out of his (J. B. Parker) one half share of the net profits, after wages, rent and other operating ex- penses have been paid. Rent of of fee building to be Sl5O0 per month.
 "It is further agreed that in the event of the said J. E. Parker desir- ing to dispose of his interest that the said l.. s. Dunaway shall have the op- ton to purchase same; and should the said L. & Dunaway desire to dispose of his one-half interest the said J. B Parker shall have the option to pur- chase same.
 (Signed) "L. z. Dunaway.
 "J E. Parker.
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