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teapeebubbles

01/07/06 4:34 PM

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In-N-Out Burger Inc., the Irvine company known for its Double-Double and its customers' intense devotion, is embroiled in a family feud, according to a lawsuit. Richard Boyd, In-N-Out's vice president and a board member, has accused 23-year-old heir Lynsi Martinez and others of trying to accelerate her takeover of the popular family-owned burger chain.

Boyd contends that Martinez and allied corporate executives have attempted to force out Esther L. Snyder, the family matriarch, company president and a board member, who is 86 and in poor health, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Martinez is the only grandchild of Snyder, who opened the first drive-through In-N-Out stand in 1948 with husband Harry Snyder.

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mick

01/07/06 4:44 PM

#104556 RE: mick #104553

Sharon's Links to East Jerusalem Complex photo
JERUSALEM (AP) - More than 18 years ago, Ariel Sharon hosted a housewarming party at his new apartment in the Old City's Muslim quarter. Guests lit Hanukkah candles and toasted with Israeli wine. Today, with Sharon hospitalized in grave condition about five miles away, his place on Al-Wad Street...