My opinion, by busting through the roof, it did more then imbed itself into the the building. It put a hole in it. Case closed.
Who paid for the damage that was caused? the land owner or doctors? Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Wed, 7/21/10, Thunder Stone <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Thunder Stone <[email protected]> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Fight Over Meteorite Crashes Into Court > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 3:43 PM > > > List: > > I'm curious how this will turn out; may set a precedent. > For the owner of the land to own the meteorite, it has to > "imbed" itself into the land or building... Hmmmm > > We'll see... > > > http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/07/21/29000.htm > > Fight Over Meteorite Crashes Into Court > > By RYAN ABBOTT > > > > FAIRFAX, Va. (CN) - A family medical practice has > sued its landlord to determine who owns the palm-sized > meteorite that crashed through the building's roof into an > examination room. The doctors say the meteorite is in > "safekeeping" at the Smithsonian Institutions, which offered > $5,000 for the space rock, which the doctors want to donate > for relief work in Haiti. > Williamsburg Square Family Practice sued its > landlord, Mutlu Property Management and several members of > the Mutlu family, in Fairfax County Court. > The doctors claim that the Mutlus swooped in and > claimed ownership of the meteorite "after the incident > garnered local publicity." > The doctors say they lease the office suite from > the Mutlu family and are in "exclusive possession of that > property during [their] lease term." > "The meteorite did not imbed itself in the land or > building, and thus did not become a part of the land or > fixture," the doctors point out. > The meteorite crashed into an examination in the > doctors' suite at 5:45 p.m. on Jan. 18 this year. No one was > in the room when the meteorite broke through the ceiling and > "came to rest in pieces on the floor," and nobody was hurt. > The doctors say that Erol Mutlu initially agreed > to donate the rock to the Smithsonian for preservation and > study. Then the Mutlus changed their mind, said they > "intended to pick up the meteorite," and objected to its > being handed over to the Smithsonian, according to the > complaint. > The doctors office says that if the court declares > it the owner of the "historical artifact," it will stay with > the Smithsonian, and the money will go to the Haitian relief > effort of Doctors Without Borders. > The Practice seeks declaratory judgment. It is > represented by Keith Marino with Arent Fox. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get > more from your inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2 > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
