The Sun Herald | 07/24/2005 | Attorneys in 2 states fighting over charity suit

The Sun Herald | 07/24/2005 | Attorneys in 2 states fighting over charity suit: "Attorneys in 2 states fighting over charity suit

By BETH RUCKER

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A dispute over whether a charitable foundation should be based in Tennessee or Mississippi is being fought in two separate courts at the same time.

A federal judge last week ruled a dispute over the Maddox Foundation should be settled in Mississippi state courts.

But Nashville District Attorney General Torry Johnson and attorney Woody Woodruff say a suit filed in Tennessee does not fall under the federal ruling.

The two cases involve allegations against Robin G. Costa, the foundation's president, who is accused of wrongly moving the foundation from Nashville to Hernando, Miss., in 1999 and mismanaging the $100 million nonprofit organization."