Ranch is signed over to 2 immigrants

Arizona Daily Star ^ | January 26, 2006

[Rick_Michael]

The way this story comes out is...don't defend your property or else some will hassle you. And since he didn't defend himself it almost portrays that illegals have an unbridled right to sue you...when that's not clearly the situation or case.

I wouldn't be surprised if...as my friend says,'They pointed a gun at me and I shot one, but the one with the gun got away...' is the new story. If it looks like you can't be legit in America, people will defend their rights in ways that might be deemed immoral. Personally, I think everyone deserves a fair warning to get off ones property, but if they don't understand you (because of language gaps), it shouldn't mean you can't shoot them off your land.

Build the wall, and legislate broad/pragmatic legislation.

[WasDougsLamb]

---- WTF? Unreal!

[DustyMoment]

Article clearly states Nethercutt was acquitted of the assault (pistol-whipping) charge.

Yes, I'm aware of that. I was just trying to cover any bases so that someone wouldn't come back and say that he pistol-whipped them. LOL!!

That's part and parcel of my response to this article. The judge is waaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy wrong to do this. But, the dirty hands argument remains. Nethercott was still on probation, they were still illegals. Tie game.

[tpaine]

Lurking Libertarian wrote:

The defendant defaulted. The judge had no discretion.
I can sue you for the craziest thing in the world, and if you don't respond, I am entitled to a default judgment. So don't blame the judge

Every judge in the USA is bound by oath to support & defend the Constitution & justice.
-- Neither were served in this case. We can blame all the judges, [and all the attorneys] involved.

[highball]

Article clearly states Nethercutt was acquitted of the assault (pistol-whipping) charge. With that acquittal, there was no legal grounds for the civil suit...

Then you must think there was no legal grounds for Ron Goldman's family to sue OJ.

You'd be wrong in both cases.

[Lurking Libertarian]

I do not think you can spring a witness to testify in a civil matter, but I could be wrong.

You get a court order to take his deposition in prison and play the videotape to the jury at trial. Happens all the time.

[Iconoclast2]

Given all the costs involved, the $100,000 settlement probably looked reasonable to the ranch owners. The video deposition alone probably would have cost a few thousand dollars.