My grandpa Moriarty was a member of the South Dakota Supreme Court, but before he rose to that, he was a homesteader who lost his prairie home to foreclosure. He rode a horse named Belle to teach in a one-room school house, graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Philosophy, and then read for the law. He was nineteen when he left Iowa for the Dakota territory where he wed a lady from Pleasant Prairie, Wis., and raised ten kids in a sod house out where the wind never stops blowing. Grandpa’s parents came directly from the Dingle Bay area and could neither read nor write.
Okay, so that’s a bit of Moriarty history. If anyone from insidemilwaukee.com blog “Ask a Lawyer” is reading this, I want you to know that at a condo association board meeting in my building, a board member (an esteemed lawyer) was heard to mention something about “Inside Milwaukee.” I didn’t quite catch what he said because, as one of four persons who attended the monthly meeting, I was listening to what they intended to do about dogs in our building who weigh in at over 65 lbs. I want you to know that we have a great board. Just thought I’d throw that in….
Pay attention “Ask a Lawyer,” if you’re reading this: What real teeth do condo rules actually have? I mean, anyone can sue anyone, is that right? If the board rules for “pets” indicate no dog shall weigh over 65 lbs., and frankly who’s weighing them?, who is responsible if a beast over 65 lbs. takes a chunk out of a resident’s body part? Me for instance. If I sue, who do I sue, and ha, ha, as a member of the condo association and a resident whose monthly condo fees cover legal costs, wouldn’t I be suing myself?
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