Another little guy bites the dust
After a decade of fighting Goliath, David is taking the money.
Pearl Meibos and her family fought development at the Fort Union Family Center that surrounded their 1-acre property with a Wal-Mart and other big boxes. In court actions, the family whipped the developers again and again, defending the "little guy's" property rights.
Finally, burdened with $500,000 in legal debt, the family is settling the long-standing dispute, selling the family homestead for an undisclosed amount to DDR Corp., the Ohio-based company that now owns the Family Center.
Pearl Meibos and her family fought development at the Fort Union Family Center that surrounded their 1-acre property with a Wal-Mart and other big boxes. In court actions, the family whipped the developers again and again, defending the "little guy's" property rights.
Finally, burdened with $500,000 in legal debt, the family is settling the long-standing dispute, selling the family homestead for an undisclosed amount to DDR Corp., the Ohio-based company that now owns the Family Center.
"It was one of the hardest decisions I've had to make. ...," Meibos says. "You win all the battles but lose the war."
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