[SEL] [AT] Discharge Chains

[STRAIGHT from SanFran]

Spencer:

Congratulations on your victory. From my experiences, judges are very
lenient  on jerks who file suits, including multiple suits, so dropping the
mess is probably best. I have a few judgments that were noncollectable;
very expensive pieces of paper that just add to the aggravation.

Paul

On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 9:34 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> Several months ago I let you folks know about a lawsuit some neighbors had
> filed against our farm. I wanted to let everyone know that the day before
> the final court date ( after several delays and other motions), they did
> drop the lawsuit. It was full of drama.
>
> I'll spare you the details, but the short story is their lawyer actually
> quit on them in court, on the first day.  The judge was not amused and gave
> them 2 days to find new counsel.  They found another lawyer who apparently
> talked some sense into them and convinced them to drop the case.
>  Unfortunately this left us with the decision to pursue the motion to
> sanction or drop it and allow them to drop the case.  If they lost that
> they would have had to pay my lawyers fees.  But my lawyer counseled me to
> drop the sanction and allow them to drop their suit. He said there's just
> no way to know what the judge  might be thinking. He did force them to sign
> a Consent Decree. This gives us a fast track towards a frivolous  lawsuit
> if they try anything again.
>
> I appreciate all the support and words of encouragement!
>
> Spencer Yost
>
> > On Mar 31, 2016, at 11:39 PM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have no good answer for you Ray, I can only assume that auto and truck
> > manufacturers designed a better mousetrap, if the problem was static
> > buildup.  I remember as a kid in the 70's seeing cars with what appeared
> > to be rubber straps hanging from cars. I never did know what they were
> > for. Then again those were the days of water injection systems as well.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mike M
> >
> >
> >> On 3/31/2016 12:51 PM, Ray Trimble wrote:
> >> Growing up in Northern Louisiana in the early 50's I would see trucks
> dragging a chain with sparks flying, Dad said that this was to keep a
> static charge from building up. What has been done to eliminate the need
> for these?
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