Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) articles from June 2002

Daily Record (Kansas City, MO) archives from June 2002

Court of Appeals revokes two drivers' licenses.
June 7, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele In two separate cases handed down by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District, two drivers are left with one-year license revocations in Clay County. In the first case, Bradley Stewart was originally...

Court miscalculated spousal maintenance payments.
June 10, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele After 11 years of marriage and no job, a woman's likelihood of finding substantial employment to support her monthly expenses are slim, especially since technology has advanced considerably since 1989. Richard Lee...

Appeals court finds marriage irretrievably broken.
June 11, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A husband who gave his wife an ultimatum recently brought his case to the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District, arguing the circuit court improperly found the marriage was irretrievably broken. After...

Court reverses driver's license reinstatement.
June 12, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A man found sleeping in an unmoving vehicle with a running motor was left without a license after being arrested for driving while intoxicated. A dispute concerning the language of the ruling statute remains in...

Municipal Court welcomes first new judge in 6 yrs.
June 13, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Judge Joseph Locascio continues his history of making sure people get a fair shake with his appointment to the Kansas City Municipal Court in April. Judge Locascio began his career as an attorney 22 years ago,...

MO high court says telephone service is a product.
June 14, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A recent decision by the Administrative Hearing Commission finding Southwestern Bell Telephone Company was ineligible a refund of use tax was overturned by the Missouri Supreme Court this week. SWB's application...

Deadline for continuing legal ed. classes nearing.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele It's the middle of June. There are only two weeks left. Fifteen hours of continuing legal education are looming over every Missouri attorney's head. Who will survive this crunch? Every year, the...

Claimant failed to prove worker's comp claim.
June 17, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A retired Altec employee failed to prove a work-related injury occurred following another claim 12 years before. In 1986, two years after being employed at Altec, Louis Grime began having problems with his hands....

Guarantor not liable for loan due to oral contract.
June 18, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele An alleged guarantor is not liable for a defaulted loan, because the agreement made between the parties was oral, and not binding according to the Statute of Frauds, RSMo. 432.010. Leonard Goldammer, owner of...

Lease terms were not changed by errors.
June 20, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele An appeal and a cross-appeal were decided in the plaintiff's favor by the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District, Tuesday. Dr. Richard Bechtle's award in his original action against Tandy Corporation...

Court of Appeals rules Kansas City demolition order improper.
June 26, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele An order for demolition of a building in the Kansas City area was incomplete in that it did not include the specific findings of the inspector. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District agreed with...

KC attorney gets unusual Kansas settlement.
June 26, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele A dynamic plaintiff and a tragic accident recently brought about a less than typical settlement in a recent personal injury case in Kansas. Attorney Victor A. Bergman, who was assisted by Steve Six, both of...

Collaborative law provides alternative to lengthy marriage dissolutions.
June 27, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Many things in life require cooperation between people to achieve success. Marriage, business relationships and divorce, are a few examples. Twelve Kansas City area attorneys are finding out if it is possible to...

All-female, all-African American law firm launched.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Sheila Thiele Look out Kansas City, there's a new and unique firm in town. Kelly Connor, Melinda Clark-Sann, Tracey Chappell and Rebecca Rivers have opened the doors to an all-female, all African American law firm in the Kansas...