No deal yet on land for Bush library at SMU

[Are_grits_groceries]

Southern Methodist University has offered to pay former condominium owners more than $2 million to settle a lawsuit over some land slated for the George W. Bush Presidential Library, but there's no deal so far.

The offer, which was disclosed for the first time Tuesday, would have given two former condominium owners more than $1 million each to settle the case and drop their claim to the land.

But it wasn't accepted, and both sides in the long-running case have recently beefed up their legal teams in anticipation of a jury trial, which is now delayed until October.

One of the new lawyers hired by SMU, Houston attorney Mark Lanier, said Tuesday that the settlement offer was rejected before he joined the case. He said he is prepared to play "hardball" to bring the matter to an end.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/legislature/stories/DN-SMUSettle_met25.ART0.State.Edition1.4aaedc8.html

HEH!!

[AndyA]

1. The Bush Lieberry needs to be built in Crawford.

No one really wants it in Dallas.

Bush could just go get a portable building from Sears and use it.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Just like building the stadium for the Astros. Using eminent domain to take away private property

from its owners with minimum compensation.

[Zen Democrat]

5. You mean the Rangers in Arlington? The Astros ballpark is the old Union Station in Houston. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

6. My bad, you're right.

[Javaman]

3. Jeez, any out house with a magazine rack will do. nt

[rurallib]

4. Library will be known as the 'Shitstain of Texas'

who would want it on their land?

[DCKit]

7. An old trailer - beat up and falling apart - would be fitting. n/t