Reminds me of a time when I traveled for a living. Was once able to tour the Louisville Slugger factory. Bought a few of those small bats they used to give out at the ballparks and also had a few of the regular sized items personalized for myself and friends. Still hangs on the wall, a good old piece of ash that has the ability to knock the stuffing out of a fastball.
Al DeMarzo Visit the Ercoupe Swap Page Free, Easy and No Membership Required http://www.ercoupeowners.com/swap/swapbook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: James Lilly To: Jerry Eichenberger Cc: earl johnson ; Ercoupe-tech Group Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 7:37 AM Subject: RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Lawsuit? I was afraid of that. There must be a problem with our system of law if you cannot bring a legitimate case to court without having sufficent resources to retain legal council. I can only imagine a lot of people must get away with selling bad goods as they know that no one can afford to take them to court to recover their losses. I must live in a different world, but I thought that pilots would treat each other with respect and not endanger a fellow pilot's life by selling him or her a bad aircraft. Thank you for your advice Jerry. Jim ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : RE: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Lawsuit? Date : Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:49:18 -0400 From : "Jerry Eichenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : "earl johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Ercoupe-tech Group" <[email protected]> Let me chime in, since I am an aviation lawyer. First, Percy is right. A pre-buy inspection means nothing. It can be anything from a pre-flight to almost an annual. ALWAYS get an annual performed, then you know what you're getting. Next, legal crusades seldom accomplish anything, except to enhance the revenues of some lawyer. Unless lots of money is at stake, the small cases aren't worth what it costs to litigate them, and this is coming from one who litigates for a living. Assume you sue someone and win - how will you collect? How long will it take to collect? How much extra money will you spend trying to collect? Unfortunately, the law can't remedy all ills. Jerry E. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of earl johnson Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:20 PM To: Ercoupe-tech Group Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] Re: Lawsuit? before the seller is determined to be a Criminal you need more information. both buyer and seller made this deal, then along comes the perfectionist mechanic with his ideas, where was he or she don't want any hate mail so i added she when this sale was taking place. there's always two sides to every transaction along with proper inspections. Earl J --- AJ DeMarzo wrote: > All well and good to put your money into the coupe > and chalk it up to experience, but I have a > different view of someone who misrepresents a good > or service he is selling. I actually call that > person a criminal because they violate the law. > > For far too long the attitude of chalking it up has > been in place in matters such as this. When will it > stop. When will someone have the balls to say > "Enough!"? > > Plenty of rip-offs on Ebay wind up before a judge. > All it takes is a bit of yapping. The squeakiest > wheel gets the most oil. > > Don't be an accessory to a crime, don't encourage > criminals to carry on. If you've exhausted all your > breath with the "seller", at least contact your > local district attorney or prosecutor's office. You > may be amazed to see what they're willing to do. > > > --- In [email protected], "Percy" > wrote: > > > > I second the advise of putting the money into > the Ercoupe and > chalking > > it up to "Lessons Learned." > > Secondly, I'm on a campeign against the > "pre-purchase" inspection > > (Sorry, Ed). Such an inspection Has No Standing > in law. Get a > Hundred > > Hour (can be done by a certificated A&P) or an > Annual (needs > Inspection > > Authorization). Then the "scope and detail" is > spelled out in > Appendix > > D to FAR Part 43. Should something be amiss > after that, one > > has "standing" against the inspector. But be > prepared to pay for the > > inspection. > > If you settle for a "pre-purchase," you're > better doing your own. > > Percy, the A&P student, in NM USA > > > > > >
