Friday, May 14, 2010
Funny Bone In Legal Battle
WEST VIRGINIA....
Tom Schaefer, the new owner/operator of the Funny Bone Comedy Club, says a legal battle to reopen his comedy club in Huntington is no joke. Schaefer says he and his employees were locked out of the club, leaving him with no option but to sue. Schaefer says, apparently, his name is not on the lease, but, if he fails to come to an agreement with the owners of Pullman Square, Metropolitan Partners, he will be forced to move his club to a new location. Bill Dargusch, co-owner of Metropolitan Partners that leases space to businesses at Pullman Square, says the company believes it has an obligation to Pullman Square and the legal right to approve any transaction. Dargusch says his company has too much invested in the area, in the project and the space and cannot risk having tenants or prospective tenants and not have a lease with those people.
Tom Schaefer, the new owner/operator of the Funny Bone Comedy Club, says a legal battle to reopen his comedy club in Huntington is no joke. Schaefer says he and his employees were locked out of the club, leaving him with no option but to sue. Schaefer says, apparently, his name is not on the lease, but, if he fails to come to an agreement with the owners of Pullman Square, Metropolitan Partners, he will be forced to move his club to a new location. Bill Dargusch, co-owner of Metropolitan Partners that leases space to businesses at Pullman Square, says the company believes it has an obligation to Pullman Square and the legal right to approve any transaction. Dargusch says his company has too much invested in the area, in the project and the space and cannot risk having tenants or prospective tenants and not have a lease with those people.
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