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> Dear Chess Players,
> Please, please, please...any chessplayer reading this...please
> forward this email to as many chessplayers, chess clubs, institutions,
> organizations, etc. I've already contacted almost every National CHESS
> Federation possible, but some Federations emails don't seem to be
> current or something. Thank you in advance for your assistance.
> LINDA
> 'HUSSEIN' GRIFFIN will only understand force.
> In December 2004, I entered into an agreement with Linda Griffin
> (Ken Smith's ex-wife, divorced in 1983) to purchase chess Digest
> including all publishing rights...here's a copy of the BILL OF SALE
> along with Linda's Griffin acceptance of it...
>
> "Edward, this is agreeable with me. I will print it and sign it and
> fed
> ex with other stuff to you now. Linda
>
> P.S. When would you like my banking information?
>
> labatechess@sbcglobal.net wrote:
> BILL OF SALE
> Chess Digest, Inc. a Texas corporation (Seller) in exchange for $8,000
> cash and a second cash payment upon (TOTAL SHIPMENT and RECEIPT)
> first shipment of books, $20,000 cash and a Promissory Note for a
> minimum of *$40,000 (*Amount subject to increase upon verification,
> assessment and appraisal of inventory contents and their value as
> performed by Mr. Labate and his staff) payable over 25 months,(27
> MONTHS minimum with monthly payments of $1,500.00 MINIMUM, payable on
> or before the 20th of each month, beginning 06.20.2005 and continuing
> until the *PROMISSORY NOTE is satisfied.) the receipt of both such
> items of consideration being acknowledged, hereby sells, transfers,
> and
> assigns to Edward Labate of Orange, Calif. (Buyer) the assets
> described
> in the attached Exhibit "A", along with:
> 1. Full publishing rights to the list of publications described in
> the attached Exhibit "B".
> 2. Full rights to the "Chess Digest" name, Internet domain, and
> related logos and trademarks.
> 3. Full rights to the contents and electronic files associated with
> the Seller's Web site and catalog.
> 4. Copies of all electronic files and paper copies associated with
> Seller's current Web site,publication manuscripts, catalog, Internet
> domain, related logos, trademarks and promotional literature.
> 5. Records of Sellers, vendors and suppliers, including
> contacts,addresses, and phone numbers.
> 6. Copies of Seller's contracts and working agreements with vendors
> and suppliers, including credit terms, where applicable.
> 7. Permission to utilize Ken Smith's name as part of Sellers
> personal identity.
> 8. Seller's complete customer list in electronic format, if
> available, including names, addresses, phone numbers and sales
> histories.
> 9. Any and all storage and shelving units currently housing
> Seller;s
> merchandise.
> 10. (In the event of legal action being brought against either party,
> all reasonable legal fees will be reimbursed to prevailing party.)
>
> Seller warrants and represents that it is the owner of the assets
> being
> transferred under this Bill of Sale, subject to no liens or
> encumbrances, .
>
>
> Date: ____________________________
> December 22, 2004
>
> SELLER:
>
> CHESS DIGEST,INC.
>
> BY------------------------------------------------
> Linda
> Smith Griffin"
> CHESS DIGEST BREACH: TEXAN CHEATS CALIFORNIAN: It looks like the
> CHESS DIGEST transaction has fallen apart, and is headed for
> LITIGATION. The terms on the BILL OF SALE stated that labatechess
> needed to transfer $8,000.00 to LINDA GRIFFIN, Ken Smith's ex-wife, to
> pay for the complete warehouse of books that are currently housed in
> the CHESSBASE WAREHOUSE in ARDMORE, ALABAMA, to be packaged and
> trucked
> to Southern California, and then up-on arrival we were to wire
> additional $$$, in addition to monthly payments. During our
> negotiations, she kept stressing how she needed the money for
> Christmas.
> I of course queried..."If you're giving the money to your children,
> are
> you going to have the $$ to move the books from Ardmore???" she
> assured
> me in fact that she would use every penny of the $8,000.00 to ship me
> the books.
>
> Here's the original Dec. 18, 2004 email...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: james griffin To: labatechess@sbcglobal.net
>
> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 2:56 PM
>
> Subject: If you're giving the money to your children, are you going
> to have the $$ to move the books from Ardmore???
>
> "Edward, I am not giving the money to my children, just will enable
> me to give them a better Christmas." I will use the money to move the
> books." Thank you, Linda"
>
> We not only wired the $8,000.00 to CHESS DIGEST/LINDA GRIFFIN, we
> advanced three additional payments totaling $10,000 and advanced an
> additional $4307.00 in FEDEX fees. But unfortunately, even our good
> faith has not only gone unrewarded, but has made Mrs. Griffin even
> greedier, assuming that was possible. Less than 10% was shipped, and
> she has broken off all communications and has ordered that nothing
> further be shipped to me.
>
> What's even monstrously comical, she wants an additional agreement
> from
> me, requiring more terms, and more $$, even though I've already
> fulfilled and exceeded what I agreed to do in the original agreement,
> wherein, she has failed to live up to her part of the agreement: To
> empty out the complete CHESS DIGEST inventory of over 89,700 books,
> currently housed in the CHESSBASE WAREHOUSE in ARDMORE, ALABAMA, and
> ship to me!!
>
> LINDA 'HUSSEIN' GRIFFIN: Linda Griffin is just like Hussein. He was
> only willing to negotiate when he was caught in that rat hole. Griffin
> is no different...she'll be caught in the rat hole, and will only do
> what a court forces her to do. She obviously can't be trusted to even
> do what she wrote up and signed. She's had seven months to do what's
> right, and she won't. Until she sees process servers, bank levies, and
> liens on everything she owns, she won't do what's right.
>
> Rather than admit the errors of her ways, and just ship the DAMN
> books as per the Bill Of Sale, she's now claims I've cheated her,
> yet can't seem to provide one shred of evidence except to fabricate a
> statement I've never made. If the books were here, I'd be paying.
> Well,
> they're not here, and I received an email on June 22 demanding I send
> her my first payment as per the 'BILL OF SALE' overlooking one
> small...little...itty...bitty...insignificant...sorry to bother
> you...detail...over 90% of the Inventory has yet to arrive!!!
>
> LINDA 'HUSSEIN' GRIFFIN needs to be trapped...like the sniveling
> lowlife that she is...and then hear her squealing for mercy...and
> there
> won't be any!!
>
> YASSER SEIRAWAN/INSIDE CHESS TO THE RESCUE:
>
> However, as I've noted in all my new ebay auctions, we've picked up
> the
> void by reaching an agreement with YASSER SEIRAWAN and INSIDE CHESS
> for
> the complete and total inventory of over 30,068 books and 7200 TASC
> CDs, and those,000 items have already in California, and are
> HERE!!...in our office/warehouse @ 109 W. Chapman Ave.,, CA
> 92866-1404/
> (714) 538-3844, unlike CHESS DIGEST, where the INVENTORY is still
> stuck
> in the CHESSBASE WAREHOUSE in ARDMORE, ALABAMA, awaiting a court
> date!!
>
>
> Please...any chessplayer reading this...please forward this note to as
> many chessplayers, chess clubs, institutions, organizations, etc. I've
> already contacted almost every National CHESS Federation possible, but
> some Federations emails don't seem to be current or something. Thank
> you in advance for your assistance. LINDA 'HUSSEIN' GRIFFIN will only
> understand force.
>
> Those of you that would like to send LINDA 'HUSSEIN' GRIFFIN your
> thoughts on the above, please contact her @ martiniat8@yahoo.com or
> jimmyglindag@yahoo.com. Thank you
>
>
> Thank you so much for your time and interest!
>
> If you have any questions at all, PLEASE...feel free to call me, (714)
> 998-4006
>
> The very Best Wishes to YOU and YOURS
>
> Edward Labate
> National Chess Master
>
> c/o 1038 N. Tustin Ave.; Suite 364
> Orange, CA 92867-5958
> (714) 998-4006

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>
>
> This seems to be a rather convenient omission of what I'd imagine are
> the most important 4 words in the entire, poorly written contract. How
> can we give your statements any credibility when you do such a thing?
> How do we know that the other terms you claim are correct or that you
> didn't omit other terms? Louis, would such an omission potentially be
> considered libelous?
>

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> Louis,
>
> "a second cash payment upon (TOTAL SHIPMENT and RECEIPT) first
> shipment of books, $20,000 cash and a Promissory Note for a minimum of
> *$40,000 "
>
> How would the courts handle a contract that seems to have two
> seemingly
> contradictory terms? I am referring to the (TOTAL SHIPMENT AND
> RECIEPT)
> and first shipment of books. These are not the same thing. If the
> threshhold for the payment being owed is the first shipment of books,
> wouldn't the payment be owed since he acknowledged receipt of nearly
> 10,000 books. If the threshhold for the payment being owed is the
> (TOTAL SHIPMENT AND RECIEPT), the payment wouldn't be owed since the
> bulk of the books are not in his possession. How should this be
> resolved?
>
> As an attorney, do you think such a contract is enforcable in light of
> the contradictions, ambiguities and missing terms (such as legal
> jurisdiction)?

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> Hello Louis,
>
> Thank you so much for your advice and wisdom. I do have all supporting
> documents, and therefore could withstand a libel or slander suit.
> [/color]