I'm the last guy in the world to stand up for Stanton and I won't do it now. But the Natchez deal was that Stanton and JR formed a partnership (USSEC Riverside LLC) that bought the Natchez site. They each agreed to put in half.
When Stanton closed on the property, JR didn't come up with his half. Instead, he claimed Stanton had to pay both halves as Stanton's share of the business. Stanton said no and no more dough and go.