Property Dispute Resolved With Chainsaw
I guess “resolved” isn’t the right word here.
Property
Comical Case Names: Terrible v. Terrible
Somewhat surprisingly, there is nothing else funny about the opinion itself, but it still qualifies for the Comical Case Names Page. Terrible v. Terrible, 534 P. 2d 919 (Nev. 1975). The parties had been divorced in 1971 after a proceeding I…
An Important Solar Update
Toby McCasker of Vice.com somehow got an interview with Angeles Duran, who as I'm sure you remember is la mujer española que es la propietaria del sol. See "The Woman Who Owns the Sun Is Using Her Powers for Good," Vice.com (October 2013); see also "Sunshine No…
“No, You’re Still Deceased,” Judge Tells Dead Man
And under Ohio law, he was going to have to stay that way.
Washington May Join 19 Other “Right to Dry” States
According to the Seattle Times (via the ABA Journal), 19 U.S. states have laws protecting the right to dry clothes by hanging them outside on clotheslines. Many people think that drying clothes this way is a super-neat and environmentally friendly idea,…
Indiana Jones and the Bogus Lawsuit
This story’s at least as good as the one they made into a movie. And it doesn’t have Shia LeBoeuf in it.
Twiggs County Landgrabber Loses, Must Pay $100K in Fees
In August, I mentioned the battle going on in Twiggs County, Georgia, over who owned about 400 acres of land there. The people who lived on it thought they owned it, but a guy whose ancestors had lived in the…
State Supreme Court Rules on Fence Case
This excerpt from a judicial opinion was posted on Reddit as evidence that the practice of law is "interesting and glamorous": As already observed, one of the fence pickets concededly exceeds the permissible height by approximately 7/8ths of an inch….
Twiggs County Land-Grab Update
Still no ruling in the lawsuit by the guy claiming he owns 400 acres of land in Twiggs County, Georgia, despite apparently having zero evidence to prove that. According to this more recent local report, the residents whose homes are…
Hi, I Own Your Land Although I Have No Evidence of That
"I have been practicing law since 1974," said Randal Harrison, "and I have never been involved in a case where someone was claiming a title based on unrecorded deeds that were over 200 years old and not having possession of…