Dip hazard court ruling favors Copelands in New York case
In a 1931 decision, the Circuit Court of Claims of New York found the state liable for a fatal head on crash caused by a dip in the highway obscuring view at night. The court cited noncompliant pavement markings and lack of no passing signs, rejecting the northbound driver’s negligence claim. Herbert Hoover refused a hunger marchers meeting that date.
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Robert
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Copelands
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Strategy and commentary in a bridge hand
South critiques West and North for toying with trumps while detailing a winning line. Cash the ace of diamonds, draw trumps, ruff diamonds, then run hearts and clubs to secure the contract. North confirms the plan, while South realizes he should have set up North’s fifth diamond to guarantee the win.
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_Suits order in bridge auctions through history
An Ohio reader asks about suit ranking at contract bridge. Early bridge ranked spades as the lowest suit, skipping others and rising to the top around 1910, but the modern order has varied as rules evolved.
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Ohio
Studded-tire ban sparks Erie secession talk
Erie councilman Mario Bagnoni proposed seceding from Pennsylvania over a state ban on studded snow tires. The proposal failed 5-2 as others urged restraint, noting the ban has hurt business and that neighboring states allow studded tires. The state police report 300 arrests for studded tires.
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South
Mario Bagnoni
Bagnoni
Commonwealth
Ohio
New York
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