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Stoney Acre Grill dispute continues toward court, 2004

Also A Fine Mess · Stoney Acre Grill litigation 2004

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TypeEvent
Date2004-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2004-06
Kind
Legal proceeding
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The June 2004 Beacon reported that the Stoney Acre Grill dispute had moved through unsuccessful mediation and case evaluation toward further discovery and a possible September trial. The Racines continued trying to develop the restaurant as an international-style bistro.

Evidence limits

This record reports procedural status in the newspaper; it does not establish the claims, defenses, or eventual court result.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June 2004, "A Fine Mess."
    Reports letters supporting Marilyn and Liam Racine, failed mediation and case evaluation, a postponed early-May trial, new discovery motions, and a likely September trial date while the Racines continued pursuing the Stoney Acre bistro. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the legal-proceeding report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Stoney Acre Grill dispute continues toward court, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-stoney-acre-grill-legal-dispute-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2004, "A Fine Mess." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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