Submitted by Gatemouth on Sun, 04/09/2006 - 12:58pm.
Never got a dime from Sharpe? Too bad; it's my understanding is that Wellington's in no need of charity.
As to your lack of conection with Dear; I see no reason not to take you at your word. Nonetheless, it would not be unreasonable for a well informed person to draw the line of connection from Sharpe to you to your relatives to Dear. It's the same sort of thing we do when we draw the lines between Clarence Norman and Carl Andrews, and sometimes, by extension to Eliot Spitzer. There is no connection between between the crimes for which Norman has been convicted and Eliot Spitzer, but Spitzer would not have a justiciable action for libel if Maurice Gumbs or Rock Hackshaw (or Gatemouth) drew the map.
As such, Sharpe has no case against Parker. Maybe he should have sued for the assault instead.
Never got a dime from Sharpe? Too bad; it's my understanding is that Wellington's in no need of charity.
As to your lack of conection with Dear; I see no reason not to take you at your word. Nonetheless, it would not be unreasonable for a well informed person to draw the line of connection from Sharpe to you to your relatives to Dear. It's the same sort of thing we do when we draw the lines between Clarence Norman and Carl Andrews, and sometimes, by extension to Eliot Spitzer. There is no connection between between the crimes for which Norman has been convicted and Eliot Spitzer, but Spitzer would not have a justiciable action for libel if Maurice Gumbs or Rock Hackshaw (or Gatemouth) drew the map.
As such, Sharpe has no case against Parker. Maybe he should have sued for the assault instead.