Post by Search1906 on Jul 2, 2008 11:04:27 GMT -5
Now this is a damn shame.
Oops! Her house razed by mistake
Pranksters apparently moved the demolition sign from the lot next door
The Associated Press
updated 7:55 p.m. ET, Tues., July. 1, 2008
JACKSON, Miss. - A Jackson State University official blames pranksters for the mistaken demolition of a house — and everything in it. Owner Annie Wilson of Dallas said trying to get fair compensation has been a nightmare.
Vice president Troy Stovall said Jackson State bought the lot next to hers for potential expansion. He says somebody moved signs with the address and a notice that it belonged to the school onto Wilson's lot — so the contractor worked at the wrong site.
The 713-square-foot house had been appraised for just over $10,000. The school offered Wilson $8,000 in May. She says someone from the state finance department offered $20,000 on Thursday.
Wilson says she should get at least $30,000, because of all the belongings destroyed.
She says those include antique furniture and handmade quilts.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484835/?GT1=43001
Oops! Her house razed by mistake
Pranksters apparently moved the demolition sign from the lot next door
The Associated Press
updated 7:55 p.m. ET, Tues., July. 1, 2008
JACKSON, Miss. - A Jackson State University official blames pranksters for the mistaken demolition of a house — and everything in it. Owner Annie Wilson of Dallas said trying to get fair compensation has been a nightmare.
Vice president Troy Stovall said Jackson State bought the lot next to hers for potential expansion. He says somebody moved signs with the address and a notice that it belonged to the school onto Wilson's lot — so the contractor worked at the wrong site.
The 713-square-foot house had been appraised for just over $10,000. The school offered Wilson $8,000 in May. She says someone from the state finance department offered $20,000 on Thursday.
Wilson says she should get at least $30,000, because of all the belongings destroyed.
She says those include antique furniture and handmade quilts.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
URL: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25484835/?GT1=43001
