Here’s what we’re reading today:
- 200-lb anvil missing from Area 51 condemnation? “Family Demands To Know How A 200-Pound Antique Anvil Disappeared From Area 51” Background on the case here.
- LA Times: “From the Archives: 1959 Evictions From Chavez Ravine.” Play ball!
- “Lawyers can’t petition for fees in condemnation case,” from Minnesota Lawyer. The right to seek fees belongs to the clients, not the lawyers.
- Charles Crocker, in addition to being a fabulously wealthy robber baron, was a bad neighbor: “The Man Who Built a 40-Foot Spite Fence Around His Neighbor’s Home.” From Mental Floss.