One of the brothers who owns Avondale Brewing Company is suing the other in a dispute over ownership of that business and another.

Hunter Lake filed a lawsuit Friday in Jefferson County Circuit Court against his brother, Coby Lake, and the brewing company, of which they are both owners.

"The lawsuit Hunter Lake filed has nothing to do with the day-to-day operations of the brewery and will not affect its customers or employees," attorney Jay Smith of Leitman, Siegal & Payne, who represents the brewery but is not representing either brother in this case, said in a statement. "Rather, the dispute involves the ownership of two businesses--one of which is Avondale Brewing. The brewery will continue to sell beer and serve the community as it always has."

Coby Lake, Hunter Lake and investor Chris Donaldson founded the brewery in 2010, and it opened in 2011. The complaint claims Coby Lake owns 60 percent of the company, Hunter Lake owns 30 percent and Donaldson owns 10 percent. Hunter Lake claims in the complaint that Coby Lake told him each brother actually had a 45 percent stake, and Coby Lake told him to disregard the document that said otherwise.

The complaint claims that Hunter Lake owns the property the brewery sits on at 201 41st St. S in Birmingham, property he bought in January 2011 from a trust in Coby Lake's name. Hunter Lake claims the property has a mortgage with Entrust Administration of the Southeast, Inc., but he has never been asked to make payments on it, and that he was told the mortgage was just to allow Coby Lake a tax break.

According to the complaint, Coby Lake notified Hunter Lake on March 25 that the mortgage on the property was in default and that it's being foreclosed.

On April 1, attorneys for Hunter Lake wrote to Coby Lake to inform him that they would file a lawsuit if the foreclosure wasn't cancelled within two weeks, according to court records.

"The foreclosure on the property is simply a tool used by Coby Lake to oppress his brother, Hunter Lake, who is a minority owner," the complaint reads.

The complaint alleges that Hunter Lake is denied access to Avondale Brewing Company's financial records.

In the complaint, Hunter Lake also claims he has never received salary or payment from another company Coby Lake is an owner of, Turn Key Homes, LLC. Hunter Lake claims he has worked for Turn Key and was told he could buy into the company for $300,000, but they never discussed a timeline or interest. Hunter Lake also claims that he was told he received 25 percent ownership of Turn Key based on the labor he had put into the business, and that he wouldn't be asked to make monetary contributions.

Hunter Lake is asking the court for compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorney fees from ABC and Coby Lake, and to stop Coby Lake from further violations of trust and other acts outside his authority.

Brannon Buck, an attorney with Badham & Buck LLC representing Coby Lake, said they plan to file a response soon and dispute some of the facts in the complaint.

"Coby's a little disappointed that Hunter has filed the lawsuit," Buck said. "We've been trying to work this out and there are many allegations in the complaint that are in our view not accurate or truthful."

Hunter Lake is being represented by Edgar Gentle III, Eddie Sexton and Christopher Smith of Gentle, Turner, Sexton and Harbison. Hunter Lake's attorneys declined to comment.