May 10
1890 - A newly rebuilt Put-in-Bay House on South Bass Island reopens on the site of the previous hotel that was leveled by flames.
1902 - A mob of mourners converges on Forest Cemetery as six of seven of the young people who lost their lives in a boating tragedy on the Maumee River are laid to rest. The Toledo Bee reports as many as 2,000 morbid curiosity seekers packed the city graveyard and trampled the sacred ground, picked flowers and gathered other relics . The article stated they almost turned it into a circus atmosphere with laughing and disrespect. The Bee called the crowd disgusting .
Contract Ratification
Gionino’s Pizzeria Inc. v. Reynolds, 7th Dist. Carroll No. 20 CA 0940, 2021-Ohio-1289
In this matter, the Seventh Appellate District reversed and remanded the lower court’s decision, finding that although the document was only partially executed, the parties’ behavior constructively ratified the contract.
The Bullet Point: As a gatekeeping issue, a plaintiff must demonstrate the existence of a valid contract in order to prevail on a breach of contract claim. Where, as here, there exists only a partially signed agreement, the court analyzes the parties’ conduct to determine the existence of a contract. Specifically, the court considers a partially signed contract in conjunction with the parties’ subsequent conduct to determine whether they behaved as if the contract were in effect. Under this so-called doctrine of “constructive ratification,” a contract may be found to exist where the parties’ behavior is consistent with the terms of an unsigne
菲律宾当局缴获价值2500万美元的巨蛤壳 | 苏禄海 epochtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from epochtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Clammy commotion: Coast guard personnel inspecting seized giant clam shells weighing a total of 200 tonnes on Green island in Roxas town, Palawan province. AFP
AUTHORITIES said they had seized some 200 tonnes of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly US$25mil (RM103mil) in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country.
Conservationists have expressed alarm over the surging illicit trade in the endangered creatures, which are being used as a substitute for ivory following a global crackdown in the trade of elephant tusks.
The Philippines is home to most of the world’s giant tropical clam species, and Friday’s raid took place in the western province of Palawan, which is considered a poaching hotbed.
Clam shells seized from poachers in Philippines cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.