New documents filed in the troubled Uncle Nearest and Nearest Green receivership indicate that the whiskey company’s troubles are far from over.
The Tennessee distillery has been in the hands of a court-appointed receiver since last fall after Kentucky lender Farm Credit sued, saying Uncle Nearest had defaulted on more than $100 million in debt.
Founder Fawn Weaver and her husband, Keith, are arguing that it should be handed back to them, while the receiver is asking the court to expand the scope and include at least seven Weaver-controlled businesses…