[TowerTalk] A Sad Precedent

[Jim]

Juries now days have NOT A CLUE what kind of precedents they are setting.
They hear  the arguments for the plaintiff by the plaintiffs counsel and
feel that "the big bad corporation" can spare a few bucks to pay the "poor
mistreated people" a few hundred thousand dollars. Never thinking what else
may come of it.
It is sad to see the trend of this kind of litigation going on an
on............


Eventually it will bankrupt the country, and all the small and large
business that try to make a profit and provide JOBS !!!

What a concept !!

73

Jim W7RY
I owne a company that is in the business of constructing "cellular towers"
See it all the time in the permit process....
What a JOKE !!
-----Original Message-----
From: K3BU@aol.com <K3BU@aol.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 8:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] A Sad Precedent


>
>w5ba@csi.com writes:
>
><<      "In what is called the first decision of its kind, a jury Monday
>ordered
> GTE Wireless to pay $1.2 MILLION to a city of Bunker Hill Village couple
who
>claim a 100-foot cellular phone TOWER NEAR their home has lessened the
value
>of their
> property and caused them MENTAL ANGUISH. >>
>
>
>Throw in McDonnald's coffee case, Tobacco cases, OJ, Clintonade, now gun
>manufacturers and there is a picture of "justice"!  What's next? Knives,
>forks?
>Makes you sick and wishing to live somewhere away from this "civilization."
>I was kind of hoping to put up my Big Bertha here at the QTH, but it would
be
>cheaper to find the marsh with mosquitoes for it, than here among
"civilized"
>people.
>All the new Ham training material should include the clause: "Welcome to
>wonderful hobby of ham radio. Warning from Attorney General: You could be
sued
>and lose your last shirt if you put up the tower, cause interference or in
any
>other way cause mental anguish to your neighbors by engaging in your radio
>activities."
>I hope that above "couple" will use smoke signals or yell for help next
time
>they need it.
>Oh well, good think it is only a hobby! Off I go looking for marsh, thanks
for
>the precedent, saves me a bundle, I can plow that money into station setup
>now. :-(
>I remember days in Toronto, where I had 110' Big Bertha with 62 ft booms on
a
>46x120 ft city lot. Value of the house tripled since we bought it and then
a
>year later tripled again after we sold it. New owners gained 20 cu yards
>concrete block in the backyard that they can use as an anchor for the house
in
>case of hurricane. :-) Nobody went to nut house, the neighbours were proud
of
>having such an landmark around and radio champ, who fixed their electronic
>junk.
>
>73 Yuri K3BU/m, VE3BMV
>welcome to year 2K
>
>--
>FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
>Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
>Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
>Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
>Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm
>


--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html
Submissions:              towertalk@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-towertalk@contesting.com
Search:                   http://www.contesting.com/km9p/search.htm