The August Lodge owner who was arrested for removing a surveyor’s stake from the property of the August Lodge, in Bismol, Ireland was acquitted today in Bismol’s High Court.
The Magistrate had the owner charge| in Sept. 2011 for allegedly removing the stick. The surveyor had noticed the stake was missing in early August and had reported it to the Bismol authorities, who subsequently charged the owner.
The August Lodge is a rustic inn, which, albeit is on the outlying area of the city, is still situated in a residential area. The owner proved that the stick was in a demonstrably hazardous site because children often frolic in that vicinity, and he was simply trying to shied them from possibly tumbling on it and hurting themselves. He also mentioned that he had not assigned any surveying on the Lodge’s property, and therefore had no misgivings concerning the removal of the stick.
When the case went to court, the surveyor acknowledged that the said stick was mistakenly driven on the August Lodge real estate while surveying the bordering real estate. In a communication to the regional news media, the County Attorney had not been aware of this fact when bringing the case to court, otherwise he would not have brought the case.
The effects on the August Lodge’s trade were minimal, because the alleged crime was not a serious one, said the owner.
When first reported, the case brought more ridicule on the owner of the surveying company that brought the suit, than on the owner of the August Lodge. The local media had a field-day with headlines such as “Ireland’s August Lodge Owner Detained And Immediately Released with Niggling Accusation” and “Surveyor Brings Charges on Lodge Owner, But Neither Party Has A Stake in It.”
The August Lodge owner told a reporter that he would not be counter-suing the surveyor for false arrest.
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