Bealls faces lawsuit from family member, 'odd' behavior by CEO alleged

Bradenton-based retailer Bealls, a nearly $2 billion company founded in 1915 that is on its fourth generation of family leadership, is facing a complaint filed by the founder's great-granddaughter, Jennifer Beall. The complaint was partially motivated, court records show, by her desire to find out whether the controlling companies — Bealls Inc. and Bealls Westgate Corp. — are funding personal matters or private projects tied to Bealls CEO Matt Beall, whose behavior she describes in the lawsuit as "curious" and "odd."