인간 고작해야 이거야...

잘 지내온 이웃이 주차 문제로 법정까지 갔다. 정말 웃기는 건

한 사람은 국회의원이고 또 한 사람은 변호사다. 더욱 더 웃기는

정말 어이 없게 만드는 것은 유럽이고 영국이란 사실이다.

비밀리에 촬영된 비디오 테잎이 제출되고 상영 되고 퍽이나 난리

라는군요,한 사람은 주지사를 지낸 뉴햄프사 주 상원의장이고 또

한사람은 성 학대의 희생자로 카토릭 성당으로부터 수백만원을 받은

사람이라는 데.인간은 결코 인간 그 범주를 넘어 설 수 없는 절대적

한계의 동물이런가. 아서라 말어라 한 껍질만 벗기면 다 꼭 같은

동일한 동물이 건만 뭣이 그리도...

Millionaires feud over parking

'Like Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner'

Thursday, October 6, 2005 Posted: 2025 GMT (0425 HKT)

Former state senator Beverly Hollingworth on the left, and lawyer Peter Hutchins on the right, both in file pictures.
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HAMPTON, New Hampshire (AP) -- And you thought you had obnoxious neighbors.

A parking dispute between two well-to-do oceanfront neighbors that has gone on for over a year

has led to a court fight that includes allegations of stalking, pounding of nails into tires, secret

videotaping, and dousing of others with a sprinkler. Videotapes played in court show one side giving

the finger toward the neighbors' home.

One judge likened the battling neighbors to Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner.

The two principal antagonists, Beverly Hollingworth and Peter Hutchins, are used to playing for high

stakes in the public eye, she as a legislator, he as a trial lawyer.

Hollingworth, 69, is a former New Hampshire Senate president who ran for governor three years ago. Hutchins, 47, won millions from the Roman Catholic Church on behalf of alleged victims of sexual abuse.

At issue is whether Hollingworth is entitled to park at the end of a narrow gravel road in front of a house

the Hutchinses bought last year on Great Boar's Head Point, a spit of land that juts into the Atlantic Ocean.

Hollingworth and her husband own a century-old house built down a steep slope from the road. Hollingworth says an old court decision establishes her rights to the road.

Not so, says Hutchins, who lays partial claim to the 8-foot-wide road, which cuts across his property.

"Ms. Hollingworth and her tenants and guests continued to use the area for parking, often parking four to five cars across our property," Hutchins said Tuesday in a statement. "An effective method to control this situation is necessary."

That part of the case has yet to be resolved.

Separately, Hutchins' wife, Kathy, has accused Hollingworth's husband, William Gilligan, of stalking her. She testified she felt threatened when Gilligan told her, "You have no class," and "You have no shame," after witnesses said they saw her douse her neighbors' guests with a lawn sprinkler.

The Hollingworth side claims that Mrs. Hutchins was caught on videotape hammering a nail into a tire on Hollingworth's car at night. Mrs. Hutchins claimed she was "banging" on the tire but did not puncture it.

She has pleaded not guilty to attempted criminal mischief.

Videotapes played in court also showed the Hutchinses giving the finger toward the Hollingworth house

\and Mrs. Hutchins slapping her buttocks and bending over as Hollingworth and Gilligan passed in their car. Mrs. Hutchins said last week she was simply bending over.

Other neighbors have been drawn into the fray.

"Everyone up there is in fear of personal harm of some kind, and property harm," said Robert Crowley, whose lives between the battling couples. "It is extremely tense."

Crowley himself has been sued by Hutchins for invasion of privacy for allowing Hollingworth to install a video camera on Crowley's property. Hollingworth said police advised her to install a camera to try to catch vandals who had smashed, scratched and slashed cars parked on the road.

"Peter Hutchins throws around lawsuits like confetti," Crowley said.

Another neighbor, Nancy Donovan, spray-painted a line down the Hutchins driveway, which runs past her front door. The retired nurse said she drew the line after Mrs. Hutchins threatened to sue her for standing in the driveway.

Hollingworth and her husband have temporarily vacated the house, which she has owned since 1976. The Hutchinses do not live in their house; they plan to tear it down and rebuild.

Last month, District Judge Thomas Rappa urged the couples to try to resolve the dispute and appreciate

their seaside homes, instead of trying to "outmaneuver the other party like Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner."

"Reach deep within yourselves," he counseled. "Grow as individuals, have some tolerance toward your neighbors, and show some respect."