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Jethro in Court Over Hillbillies Casino

CARSON CITY, Nevada – As reported by the Associated Press: "Max Baer Jr. has gone to court in efforts to build his proposed $54 million Beverly Hillbillies Mansion & Casino in a shopping center he shares with The Glenbrook Co. and J.C. Penney.

"Standing in the way of Baer's plans are restrictions barring development of a theater, bowling alley, nightclub or other place of recreation or amusement at the mall in Nevada's capital city.

"In a Carson City District Court petition filed Monday, lawyers for Baer said he has a legal right to develop his property, adding that the issue of the restrictions 'is ripe for judicial determination.'

"…Signed in 1993 between the three major property owners at the time - J.C. Penney Co., Glenbrook Corporation and Wal-Mart - the restrictions limit the mall's use to commercial purposes 'normally found in a retail shopping center.'…"

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