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The following guff appeared in an Australian newsgrp.  Please keep US
relevant material in US newsgrps.  We don't give a bugger.
 

Reynold M. de Guzman (deguzman@a.crl.com) wrote:
: When my parents were being sued for their vegetable garden, my mom,
: who is a normally peaceful person battled them in court with some God
: sent lawyers who promote environmentaly healty urban development.

: The Kleinbrook Community Association Inc.  ordered her to remove the
: vines that shaded our backyard or be sued.  We got sued, but they
: lost.  Whoever heard of beans causing such problems.

: The following is the Closed Caption transcript from:
: Channel 13 Eyewitness news 6:00 PM Sep. 29, 1995


: Shara Fryer/Newscaster:
: THEY WERE JUST TRYING TO SAVE A COUPLE OF DOLLARS AND GET A LITTLE
: EXERCISE. BUT INSTEAD, THEY WERE SLAPPED WITH A LAWSUIT. THE FILIPINO
: COUPLE NEVER DARED TO THINK THEIR GREENBEAN GARDEN WOULD CAUSE A
: PROBLEM, BUT IT DID. AND THEY HAD TO GO BEFORE A JUDGE TO SETTLE A
: NEIGHBOR'S COMPLAINTS. VICENTE ARENAS HAS MORE.

: Vincente Arenas/Reporter:
: THE GREENBEAN DEBATE STARTS IN THIS QUIET NORTH HARRIS COUNTY
: NEIGHBORHOOD. TWO YEARS AGO REYNALDO AND SOLEDAD DEGUZMAN PLANTED A
: GARDEN, IN THEIR BACKYARD.  DURING COOLER WEATHER, GREENBEAN VINES
: GROW TALL HERE, ALONGSIDE OTHER RARE ASIAN VEGETABLES. BUT A NEXTDOOR
: NEIGHBOR DIDN'T LIKE THE BIG PLANTS...AND STARTED COMPLAINING. VICENTE
: ARENAS/EYEWITNESS NEWS:

: The fuss over the vegetables got so bad, the Kleinbrook Association
: got together and came to the Harris County Courthouse and asked a
: judge to order the de Guzmans to get rid of their garden.

: Reynaldo S. de Guzman:
: These are just some of the examples...I have some herbs...

: Vincente Arenas:
: SO THE DEGUZMAN'S SHOWED UP WITH EVIDENCE IN HAND. GREENBEANS, BITTER
: MELONS, AND A WHOLE LOT MORE.

: Soledad de Guzman/Gardener:
: I didn't think this was a nuisance because actually this gives us a
: kind of exercise and we really enjoyed planting and picking the beans
: you know and I didn't think it was a distraction from the appearance
: of our house. 

: Vincente Arenas:
: WHEN IT WAS OVER, THE JUDGE SAID THE DE GUZMAN'S COULD KEEP THEIR
: GARDEN FOR NOW, GREENBEANS AND ALL. IN THE COURTROOM, RUSSELL SIMON
: COMPLAINED THE DE GUZMAN'S VIOLATED KLEINBROOK'S DEED RESTRICTIONS
: WHEN IT CAME TO YARDS. SIMON CALLED THE GARDEN AN EYESORE. BUT
: OUTSIDE, HE WOULDN'T TALK TO US ON CAMERA. (Speaking with Russell
: Simon/Neighbor) I can't get just one statement from you just saying
: what the bottom line is.

: Russell Simon:
: ...not right now...

: Vincente Arenas:
: OFF CAMERA SIMON SAID THE FIGHT'S NOT OVER. HE'S GOING TO A HIGHER
: COURT. MEANTIME THE DEGUZMAN'S PLAN TO COUNTERSUE SIMON FOR THE
: MONEY'S HE COST THEM IN ATTORNEYS' FEES, AND TIME LOST AT WORK. ALL
: TIME LOST AND TROUBLE'S WORTH IT THEY SAY, THEY'VE GOT THEIR GARDEN
: BACK, GREENBEANS AND ALL. VICENTE ARENAS 13 EYEWITNESS NEWS.

: ==============================================================

: What I can't figure out is why are these guys are so mad about beans?
: Some of these community associations are acting unconstitutionally by
: telling us what to plant and what to pull out.  It might also be a
: case of discrimination.  We took pictures of houses in that same
: subdivision that have plants growing over their fences.  The
: Kleinbrook Association did not send any of these people a court order
: to remove their plants.  Whatever the case, I'm sick of being harassed
: by deed restrictions and people who can't mind their own business.
: What I hate more than bullies, are bullies that think they can
: intimidate a peaceful family and get away with it because they have
: friends who studies "law".  I thank God for the lawyers who took this
: case and shoved their crummy deed restrictions down their throats.
: Hurray for the peaceful gardeners!!!

: To read more about this recent case, got to this WWW page.

: http://www.crl.com/~deguzman/gardenlawsuit/gardenlawsuit.html


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: Reynold M. de Guzman
: Email:  deguzman@a.crl.com
: WWW:  http://www.crl.com/~deguzman
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Cheers,

Herdy
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           Jon Herd
NORTH LAMBTON  NSW   AUSTRALIA

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