Posted by Archie Parsons on July 24, 2011
LOGANSPORT, Ind. – A Democratic candidate for mayor is considering a recount after losing in Tuesday’s municipal primary election.
Charlie Hastings lost by six votes in the election. Now, he’s wondering if a recount will change that outcome.
“Pretty shocking to me because I’ve had a lot of people ask me to run for mayor and I figured I had a very good chance,” said Hastings.
Considering the preliminary election results, Hastings did have a good chance it seemed, given the narrow margin. But, in the end, Hastings lost by six votes to incumbent Mike Fincher. Now, he’s weighing the option of a recount.
“To lose by six votes, now I’m pondering a re-count.
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Posted by Cameron Heron on July 24, 2011
In American Optical Corporation, Et Al. v. Daniel N. Williams, Et Al (SC08-1616 & SC08-1640), the Florida Supreme Court affirmed THIS opinion released by the Fourth District and held:
Based on the foregoing, we affirm the holding of the Fourth District in Williams v. American Optical Corp., 985 So. 2d 23 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008), that retroactive application of the [Florida Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness] Act to the Appellees, and other claimants who had accrued causes of action for asbestos-related disease pending on the effective date of the Act, is impermissible because it violates the due process clause of the Florida Constitution. We disapprove the decision of the Third District in DaimlerChrysler Corporation v. Hu
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Posted by Rose Giorza on July 24, 2011
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A 28-year-old Cleveland man will spend 15 years in prison for shooting a man at a Cleveland bar.
Hubie Frazier was sentenced Thursday by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Brian Corrigan after a bench trial on charges of attempted murder, kidnapping, felonious assault and having a gun after a felony conviction.
Corrigan found Frazier not guilty of kidnapping.
Assistant Prosecutor Marc Bullard said Frazier shot 33-year-old Terrance Colvin multiple times Dec. 11 at the Gotcha Inn, 3300 Lakeside Ave.
Frazier is also accused of stealing a tow truck Nov. 8 on Anderson Avenue that held his girlfriend’s repossessed car. The truck struck two parked cars and was parked on East 93rd Street when police found it.
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Posted by Rose Giorza on July 23, 2011
– A 49-year-old man is charged with aggravated battery after he assaulted his wife during an argument on July 24.
According to police, Thomas Wieseman also restrained his 72-year-old mother-in-law from calling 911 by holding her wrist and then choking her.
He is also facing domestic battery and unlawful interference with the reporting of domestic violence charges.
Wieseman’s bond has been set at $35,000.
Posted by Cameron Heron on July 23, 2011
A Ford recall of Ranger and F-series pickups and Excursion SUVs has been announced. Ford trucks need to have a defective switch replaced that can cause the turn signal, tail lights and brake lights to fail.
The 20,450 Ford trucks recalled, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website, are:
Not all of these trucks received the defective switch. Ford also is recalling more than 6,000 of those switches that went to dealers as replacement parts, The Detroit News reports.
There have not yet been any reports of accidents or injuries.
The company told dealers on July 8 to stop selling the vehicles with the defective parts until they were repaired.
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