My client called me and said she and her partner were being sued by a co-owner, and needed my help. I flew up to San Francisco and took over the case. It seems that my clients had a new male who they sold a co-ownership to a man in Texas. He was getting half of all the stud fees, but didn't feel he was getting the money back he thought he should get. This Texan hired an attorney and filed a law suit over the contract, and wanted damages for his investment. They set the depositions of the defendants, and it was an attorney who knew nothing about dogs. His questions were difficult to answer, such as why did someone pay to breed to the stud dog, but never was asked to pay for breeding to the bitch. After all, that is how it is done for people! He also had trouble understanding how his client had to pay for half a dog, and yet the other half was given to them. It seems the previous owner had cancer, and was concerned that the dog have a great home. There was a lot of crying, and harsh words. As we approached trial I convinced the plaintiff and his attorney to settle. The terms were the dog would be back fully to to owners, my clients, and the Texan got a puppy, and another puppy in the future. Two months later the dog was taken to the national and become AOE GV Ch Woodside's Nestle's Quick of Mervierin. CTH still have "GV QUICK" as a license plate. I have been with Quick at least a dozen times whenever I was at CTH, and he was always magnificent, and one of the most noble looking dogs I have seen. He roomed free at the kennel, and would be there to greet everyone when they drove up. I do admit, it took some getting used to seeing this fantastic animal waiting to see if you dared open your door. I think he got so he remembered me, but he never fawned over anyone but Cappy and Gloria. This is still one of my favorite cases. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================