Former JPs file for bankruptcy
Source: The Eagle
Former Justices of the peace Patrick and Margaret Meece have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and probably will not be able to pay the more than $223,000 they owe a local homebuilder, the builder’s lawyer said.
The couple owes more than a $1 million to 32 creditors, including banks, credit card companies, lawyers and family members, according to bankruptcy documents.
A jury ordered the Meeces to pay Oakwood Custom Homes after the company sued them for failure to pay for work. J. Davis Watson, who represented OCC Construction Corp. in the case, said the […]