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Judge Pajtas rules against Beaver Island’s King’s Highway paving lawsuit in March 1995

Also 1995 King’s Highway lawsuit decision · Beaver Island road lawsuit decision

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TypeEvent
Date1995-03-13
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1995-03-13
Kind
Legal proceeding
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Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

On March 13, 1995, Judge Pajtas ruled that Beaver Island’s complaint against the Charlevoix County Road Commission had no cause for action. The Beacon said the townships would urge appointment of Beaver Island applicant Dave Duda to the County Road Commission.

Evidence limits

This article summarizes the judgment and local response; it is not the full 17-page opinion or a county-road service record.

Sources

  1. Reports Judge Pajtas’s no-cause judgment, no costs awarded, and the townships’ plan to press for a Beaver Island applicant on the County Road Commission. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the lawsuit decision report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Judge Pajtas rules against Beaver Island’s King’s Highway paving lawsuit in March 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-kings-highway-lawsuit-decision-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1995, “King's Highway Lawsuit Decision.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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