[meteorite-list] NJO ownership

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:51:34 -0600
Message-ID: <BAY111-F2226A5F273B4D1B1C7D061B3B80_at_phx.gbl>

Hello MT,

You noted, "What few know about was the lawsuit by the stuck tenant to get
ownership of the meteorite, it failed."

Correct, after the meteorite fell, the Air Force took it. Mrs. Hodges only
got it back by threatening to sue and then the home owner sued Mr. and Mrs.
Hodges for the meteorite.

The Hodges ended up moving to a smaller residence after the lawsuit was
filed and in a short time after losing the case, the Hodges filed for
divorce. Looking back years later, Mrs. Hodges thought the encounter with
the meteorite was the worst thing that had ever happened to her. In the end
it destroyed her life and all she received was a small note in history, a
hospital bill and an embarrassing photograph in Life magazine.


Clear Skies,
Mark Bostick
www.meteoritearticles.com
Received on Thu 04 Jan 2007 04:51:34 PM PST