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    ehy rcicveht cnekis ehj dks a`-a`uhsci dej h`t khl`rncj dkn tdet tdc scerad dej

    cvch fcch a`npictcj. ( Kj. ¼ 4:.)

    @h @at`fcr 53, 6??6, V`wc trevcicj t` Hcw [`rb t` ncct wktd ett`rhcys

    Dcsikh ehj _rkn`ll. ( Kj.  ¼ 43.) Jurkhg tdc ncctkhg, wdkic Dcsikh‛s feab wes

    turhcj t` tebc e pd`hc aeii, V`wc sew e ncn`rehjun lr`n Cicatr`hka Cvkjchac

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    sunnerkzc kts lkhjkhgs es t` tdc lrcquchay `l usegc `l reakeiiy jcr`get`ry tcrns

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    dcerkhg, ehj essurcj V`wc tdet jcspktc Mujgc _ettcrs`h‛s arktkaei a`nnchts `l

    tdc iewycrs et tdc dcerkhg, ’cvcry`hc bhcw tdet tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`„ w`uij

    jclcet tdc n`tk`hs l`r sunnery mujgncht.

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    6??:, ehj `hiy eltcr fckhg rcpcetcjiy `rjcrcj t` j` s` fy Mujgc _ettcrs`h. ( Kj .)

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    *31 h.5:1 (Q.J.H.[. Meh. 3, 6??3). Mujgc _ettcrs`h grehtcj tdc jclchjehts‛

    n`tk`hs l`r sunnery mujgncht `h Mehuery 3, 6??3. (A`npi. ¼¼ 55?, 563.)2 scc

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    rclcrchacj kh tdc ncn` wcrc uscj fy tdc cnpi`yccs kh tdckr cneki

    a`rrcsp`hjchac `r wcrc a`htekhcj kh s`hg iyrkas, sarkpts, sarcch pieys, `r spen.

    ( Kj.)

     Eltcr Mujgc _ettcrs`h grehtcj mujgncht kh lev`r `l jclchjehts kh tdc akvki

    rkgdts iewsukt, Gery aeiicj V`wc t` gkvc dkn tdc fej hcws tdet tdc aesc dej fcch

    tdr`wh `ut. V`wc tdch knncjketciy esbcj Gery d`w tdet wes p`sskfic kh ikgdt `l

    tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`, t` wdkad Gery rcsp`hjcj tdet Mujgc _ettcrs`h wes ’es

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    reakst es aeh fc„ ehj dks jcaksk`h wes n`tkvetcj fy reaksn. Gery tdch t`ij V`wc

    dc‛j devc t` lkhj eh`tdcr iewycr kl dc wehtcj t` eppcei tdc aesc fcaeusc ’tdcrc‛s

    h` wey wc‛rc g`khg t` wkh up tdcrc egekhst td`sc reaksts kh Hcw [`rb.„ ( Kj .

    ¼¼ 563‑6;.) Gery eis` eaauscj V`wc‛s l`rncr ett`rhcys G`ij, Dcsikh ehj _rkn`ll

    `l fckhg gukity `l nksa`hjuat, ehj stetcj tdet Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE w`uij

    st`p et h`tdkhg t` jclcet tdc iewsukt. Gery spcauietcj tdet G`ij, Dcsikh, _rkn`ll,

    ehj Mujgc _ettcrs`h wcrc khv`ivcj kh e a`hspkreay wktd tdc iewycrs lr`n Wkiiken

    N`rrks ehj AEE. ( Kj.  ¼ 567.) Eltcr V`wc dej rcej Mujgc _ettcrs`h‛s sunnery

     mujgncht `rjcr, dc aeiicj Gery egekh t` esb ef`ut tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn` ehj

     wes gkvch tdc senc st`ry. ( Kj. ¼ 56

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    l`r tdc lkrst tknc, tdet tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn` wes aiceriy khejnksskfic, tdet Mujgc

    _ettcrs`h a`rrcatiy jksrcgerjcj kt, tdet eii `l V`wc‛s iewycrs nust devc fcch

    ewerc tdet tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn` w`uij fc khejnksskfic, ehj tdet ehy

    a`npctcht iewycr w`uij devc jcnehjcj pr`juatk`h `l tdc cnekis uhjcriykhg tdc

    Ncn` fcaeusc `hiy tdcsc cnekis w`uij a`hstktutc ejnksskfic cvkjchac. ( Kj .

    ¼¼ 515‑16.) V`wc khktkeiiy rcluscj t` fcikcvc tdet Gery wes rcsp`hskfic l`r tdc

    lekiurc t` `ftekh tdc cnekis fcaeusc kt wes Dcsikh wd` `rkgkheiiy trkcj t` a`hacei

    tdc khl`rnetk`h kh tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`. ( Kj. ¼¼ 511‑1:.)

    @h Nerad 6?56, V`wc lkicj e  pr` sc n`tk`h uhjcr Vuic

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    ¼¼ 517‑1;.) Eaa`rjkhg t` tdc A`npiekht, eltcr rcvkcwkhg tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`

    l`r tdc lkrst tknc kh Eprki 6?56, V`wc icerhcj tdet= (5) ’tdc Gery Lkrn nust devc

    khtchtk`heiiy sufnkttcj eh eitcrcj vcrsk`h `l tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`„ fcaeusc

    Cxdkfkt 15 ’wes `fvk`usiy nksskhg tdc arktkaei lkrst ehj scvchtcchtd pegcs2„ ehj

    (6) tdc hencs `l tdc Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE cnpi`yccs ikstcj `h Cxdkfkt 15 jkj

    h`t khaiujc ehy `l tdc nuska egchts tdet V`wc dej khjkaetcj hccjcj t` fc

    sceradcj, fut khstcej khaiujcj cnpi`yccs V`wc dej hcvcr cvch dcerj `l. ( Kj. 

    ¼ 514.) Sp`h jksa`vcrkhg tdet Gery dej sccnkhgiy lekicj t` scerad l`r cnekis `l

    tdc rcicveht nuska egchts ehj suspcatkhg Aenpfcii dej khtchtk`heiiy wktddcij

    tdc lkrst ehj scvchtcchtd pegcs `l tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`, V`wc aenc t` fcikcvc

    tdc Gery Lkrn dej eatkvciy jclreujcj V`wc ehj tdc `tdcr piekhtklls ef`ut tdc C-

    Jksa`vcry Ncn`. ( Kj. ¼ 51;.)

     Eaa`rjkhg t` tdc _iekhtklls‛ A`npiekht, Wkiiken Aenpfcii bhcw tdc C-

    Jksa`vcry Ncn` wes h`t ejnksskfic, ehj ’ehj up`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl,

    jcstr`ycj tdc lkrst ehj scvchtcchtd pegcs `l tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`.„ ( Kj. ¼ 565.)

    Aenpfcii ehj tdc Gery Lkrn wehtcj t` a`hacei tdc akraunstehacs `l d`w tdc

    ncn` wes prcpercj ehj rcjuac tdc hunfcr `l tkncs tdc w`rj ’hkggcr„ eppcercj

    kh tdc cnekis lr`n 1:; tknc t` 7; tkncs. ( Kj. ¼¼ 55;, 565‑61.) _iekhtklls eiicgc tdet

    tdc Gery Lkrn bh`wkhgiy sufnkttcj khejnksskfic cvkjchac ehj eitcrcj tdc

    cvkjchac t` nebc kt eppcer n`rc uhrcikefic tdeh kt eircejy wes. ( Kj. ¼ 56?.)

    Kh Muhc 6?51, Neraus Wesdkhgt`h pr`vkjcj V`wc wktd a`pkcs dc `ftekhcj

    `l icttcrs fctwcch Dcsikh ehj _rkn`ll ehj a`uhsci l`r Wkiiken N`rrks kh tdc leii

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc 57 `l

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    `l 6??6 rcgerjkhg tdc rcsuits `l tdc Cicatr`hka Cvkjchac Jksa`vcry, Kha. cneki

    sceradcs, tdcsc icttcrs a`hlkrncj tdet a`uhsci jkj h`t l`ii`w tdc a`urt-`rjcrcj

    jksa`vcry pr`t`a`i. V`wc jksa`vcrcj l`r tdc lkrst tknc lr`n dks rcvkcw `l tdcsc

    icttcrs tdet tdc Gery Lkrn dej v`iuhterkiy wekvcj tdc rkgdt `l lkrst rcvkcw `l tdc

    cneki sceradcs es pr`vkjcj uhjcr tdc pr`t`a`i. ( Kj. ¼ 5:5‑:6.)

    _iekhtklls eiicgc tdet jcspktc dks suaacss es e iewycr wkhhkhg nuitkpic mury

     vcrjkats `l duhjrcjs `l nkiik`hs `l j`iiers, Gery wes dkgdiy kh jcft. Zdc _iekhtklls

    eiicgc ’up`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl„ Gery `wcj nkiik`hs `l j`iiers t` verk`us

    ichjcrs `h dkgd-khtcrcst i`ehs ehj wes jcspcretc l`r luhjs t` pey `ll dks jcft et

    tdc tknc `l dks rcprcschtetk`h `l V`wc ehj tdc `tdcr piekhtklls kh tdckr iewsukt

    egekhst Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE. ( Kj.  ¼¼ 5:7‑:;.) _iekhtklls lurtdcr eiicgcj

    ’Ru^p`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl, retdcr tdeh eaacptkhg e $: nkiik`h a`htkhgchay

    lcc l`r e $6? nkiik`h sctticncht Rlr`n Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE^, Gery a`hspkrcj

     wktd a`uhsci l`r RWkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE^ t` essurc tdet tdc Akvki Vkgdts Eatk`h

     w`uij fc jksnksscj kh rcturh l`r a`hskjcretk`h ler kh cxacss `l $: nkiik`h. ( Kj. 

    ¼ 53?.)

    _iekhtklls eis` eiicgc kh tdc A`npiekht tdet Jclchjehts devc chgegcj kh e

    pettcrh `l jclreujkhg tdckr aikchts, p`khtkhg t` e scperetc aesc lr`n 6??6-6??1 kh

     wdkad s`nc ncnfcrs `l tdc Gery Lkrn wcrc eaauscj `l lreujuichtiy wktdd`ijkhg

    $35.3 nkiik`h `l e sctticncht lr`n aikchts kh eh cnpi`yncht jksarknkhetk`h

    iewsukt fr`ugdt egekhst L`rj N`t`r A`npehy ehj `hc `l L`rj‛s suppikcrs,

     \kstc`h A`rp`retk`h.  Bufkb v. Wkiikc Gery ct ei , Akv. Eatk`h H`. ?1-71113? (C.J.

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc 54 `l

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    Nkad. 6??1)2 (A`npi. ¼¼ 1:‑:1.) Kh tdc  L`rj/\kstc`h aesc, tdc Gery Lkrn ehj e

    i`aei Nkadkgeh iew lkrn eiicgcjiy rceadcj e sctticncht `h fcdeil `l tdc piekhtklls

     wktd`ut khl`rnkhg tdc piekhtklls tdet tdcy wcrc j`khg s`. Wkiikc Gery, V`fcrt

    _erchtk, Zrkake D`llicr, ehj Qcb`u Gery wcrc hencj es jclchjehts kh tdc

     L`rj/\kstc`h  aesc. Zdc Gery Lkrn tdch eiicgcjiy nct wktd cead `l tdc piekhtklls

    khjkvkjueiiy ehj pr`p`scj tdet tdc jclchjehts wcrc wkiikhg t` scttic tdc iewsukt

    l`r lefrkaetcj en`uhts. ( Kj . ¼¼ 14‑:?.) Zdc Gery Lkrn eiicgcjiy a`hvkhacj kts

    aikcht t` scttic tdc iewsukt l`r icss n`hcy s` tdet kt a`uij bccp $35.3 nkiik`h lr`n

    tdc gi`fei sctticncht en`uht. Kh Qcptcnfcr 6??1, tdc Shktcj Qtetcs Jkstrkat

    A`urt l`r tdc Cestcrh Jkstrkat `l Nkadkgeh jchkcj tdc Gery Lkrn‛s n`tk`h t`

    jksnkss. Zdc Gery Lkrn sufscquchtiy sctticj tdc iewsukt l`r e a`hlkjchtkei

    en`uht kh Qcptcnfcr 6??1. ( Kj.  ¼ :1.) Cvch td`ugd tdc  L`rj/\kstc`h  aesc

    khv`ivcj jkllcrcht pertkcs tdeh td`sc kh tdc akvki rkgdts sukt, tdc _iekhtklls fr`ugdt

    tdc L`rj/\kstc`h aesc t` tdc A`urt‛s ettchtk`h fcaeusc tdcy vkcw tdks cerikcr sukt

    es cvkjchac tdet Jclchjehts‛ a`hjuat t`werj tdcn wes pert `l e pettcrh `l

    reabctccrkhg eatkvkty.

    KKK. 

     EHEI[QKQ 

     E.  Qtetutc `l Iknktetk`hs

     Es e tdrcsd`ij nettcr, Jclchjehts erguc tdet tdc stetutc `l iknktetk`hs fers

    tdc _iekhtklls‛ lcjcrei VKA@ aiekns. (Gery N`t. et 56‑512 Qpcrehj` N`t. et 63‑

    64.) _iekhtklls nebc e deil-dcertcj erguncht tdet tdckr aiekns wcrc tknciy lr`n

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc 5; `l

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    tdc p`kht tdcy jksa`vcrcj tdc eiicgcj pettcrh `l reabctccrkhg eatkvkty. D`wcvcr,

    _iekhtklls‛ rcsp`hsc rcikcs prknerkiy `h eh cquktefic t`iikhg erguncht.

    VKA@ aiekns erc sufmcat t` e l`ur-ycer stetutc `l iknktetk`hs.6 Qcc V`tciie v.

    W``j , 364 S.Q. 3:;, 331 (6???)2  Nekz v. \krehk , 631 L.1j

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    rclcrchacs eppcerkhg kh s`nc l`rn kh cnekis es khejnksskfic12 (6) V`wc rcej tdc

    sunnery mujgncht `rjcr ehj jksausscj tdc jcaksk`h wktd Gery2 ehj (1) ehj

    V`wc qucstk`hcj Gery ef`ut tdc fesks l`r tdc jcaksk`h, khaiujkhg wdy tdc C-

    Jksa`vcry Ncn` wes h`t ejnkttcj kht` cvkjchac. (A`npi. ¼¼ 563‑6;.)

    A`hstrukhg tdc A`npiekht kh tdc ikgdt n`st lev`refic t` _iekhtklls, tdc aiekns

     fcgeh t` eaaruc `h @at`fcr 6, 6??

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    a`haceincht `r `tdcr khcquktefic akraunstehacs. Ciiks v. Gch. N`t`rs Eaacptehac

    A`rp., 5

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    tdckr `rkgkhei a`npiekht eiicgetk`hs tdet tdc Jclchjehts a`haceicj tdckr

    nksa`hjuat wdch Gery t`ij V`wc tdet Mujgc _ettcrs`h‛s sunnery mujgncht

    jcaksk`h wes iergciy khliuchacj fy reaksn.

     Eaa`rjkhg t` _iekhtklls, ’Rw^ktd`ut ehy cvkjchac `l tdc Gery Iewycrs‛ lreuj,

    V`wc dej h` rces`h t` suspcat tdcy ney devc chtcrcj kht` e —scarct egrccncht‛

     wktd Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE. . . . RZ^dc n`st pieuskfic cxpiehetk`h l`r Mujgc

    _ettcrs`h‛s jcaksk`h t` V`wc, e fieab neh wd` grcw up kh tdc scgrcgetcj s`utd,

     wes Gery‛s cxpiehetk`h tdet Mujgc _ettcrs`h wes n`tkvetcj fy reaksn.„ (_is.‛

    Vcsp. et 5;.) V`wc tdus fcikcvcj Mujgc _ettcrs`h jksnksscj tdc aesc fcaeusc `l

    reaksn jcspktc devkhg rcej tdc sunnery mujgncht `rjcr. (A`npi. ¼ 56

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    ¼¼ 563‑6;.) Zdcsc eiicgetk`hs, stehjkhg ei`hc, erc khsullkakcht t` jcn`hstretc

    _iekhtklls‛ juc jkikgchac t` khvcstkgetc tdckr aiekns. Eaa`rjkhgiy, tdc stetutc `l

    iknktetk`hs wes h`t juc t` fc t`iicj fescj s`iciy `h tdc eiicgetk`hs kh tdc `rkgkhei

    A`npiekht.

    L`ii`wkhg tdc dcerkhg `h Jclchjehts‛ N`tk`hs t` Jksnkss, tdc A`urt

    pcrnkttcj _iekhtklls t` lkic e suppicnchtei frkcl wktd icgei eutd`rktkcs `h tdc juc

    jkikgchac rcqukrcncht. @h Nerad 5:, 6?5

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    leisc rcprcschtetk`hs tdet Mujgc _ettcrs`h wes e reakst ehjp`sskfiy chgegcj kh e a`rrupt a`hspkreay.

    • 

    V`wc hcvcrtdcicss s`ugdt t` devc dks aesc eppceicj kh tdcQca`hj Akraukt. Dc rctekhcj `hc `l tdc n`st rcspcatcj iew

    lkrns kh tdc a`uhtry ehj wes rcprcschtcj fy Ett`rhcy BckieVevci` et Aikll`rj Adehac II_. Zdc Qca`hj Akraukt jchkcj tdceppcei `h Jcacnfcr 1?, 6??3.

    •  @h Vevci`‛s rca`nnchjetk`h, V`wc eutd`rkzcj Vevci` t` lkicn`tk`hs l`r rcdcerkhg ehj rcdcerkhg ch feha, wdkad wcrcjchkcj `h Ney 6, 6??

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    •  Kh Mehuery `l 6?5?, Nr. V`wc‛s f``b wes pufiksdcj ehjrcicescj. V`wc wr`tc tdks f``b wktd tdc d`pc `l frkhgkhgewerchcss t` tdc khmustkacs tdet dej jcvestetcj ehj jcstr`ycjtdc ikvcs `l h`t `hiy tdc aiess `l fieab a`hacrt pr`n`tcrs, fut

     Elrkaeh Encrkaehs ehj td`usehjs `l `tdcr Encrkaehs wd`

    jcpchjcj `h tdc chtcrtekhncht khjustry l`r tdckr ikvcikd``j. Dcd`pcj tdc f``b w`uij frkhg pufika prcssurc t` khvcstkgetc tdca`rruptk`h tdet V`wc fcikcvcj wes rcsp`hskfic l`r tdc i`ss `ltdc Akvki Vkgdts Eatk`h.

    (Cx. 5, J`a.

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    (Cx. 5, J`a.

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    •  Kh @at`fcr 6?51, V`wc lkicj e a`npiekht wktd tdc Li`rkje Feregekhst Gery ehj dks iew lkrn l`r vk`ietkhg tdc ett`rhcy ruics `lpr`lcssk`hei a`hjuat. Zdc a`npiekht wes jksnksscj `h Nerad56, 6?5:.

    • 

    Kh Mehuery 6?5:, V`wc fcgeh lkikhg ikchs egekhst eii `lett`rhcys, khaiujkhg Gery es e rcsuit `l tdckr lekiurc t` turh `vcrdks iktkgetk`h lkics. Mujgc _ettcrs`h sufscquchtiy grehtcj tdcett`rhcys n`tk`hs l`r a`htcnpt ehj kssucj eh errcst werreht t`d`ij V`wc uhtki dc wktdjrcw tdc ikchs. @h Eprki ;, 6?5: V`wc

     wes errcstcj fy S.Q. Nersdeiis et dks d`nc. V`wc `ptcj t`rcnekh kh meki uhtki dc rcn`vcj tdc ikchs `h Eugust 5, 6?5:.

    • 

    Kh Qcptcnfcr 6?5:, V`wc rctekhcj dks aurrcht a`uhsci, Cjwerj

    Grkllktd, wd` lkicj tdc aurrcht iewsukt kh Mehuery 6?53.

     Es tdcsc eiicgetk`hs a`iicatkvciy jcn`hstretc, V`wc jkj h`t sknpiy rciy `h

    Gery‛s cxpiehetk`h l`r tdc i`ss `l tdc aesc `h sunnery mujgncht es e rcsuit `l

    Mujgc _ettcrs`h‛s eiicgcj reaksn. Eitd`ugd V`wc‛s Juc Jkikgchac Zkncikhc j`cs

    h`t cstefiksd ehy a`hjuat fy V`wc wktdkh tdc l`ur-ycer stetutc `l iknktetk`hs

    jkrcatcj et uha`vcrkhg wr`hgj`khg fy tdc Gery Jclchjehts, tdc A`urt aehh`t

    lkhj es e nettcr `l iew tdet V`wc jkj h`t uhjcrtebc e h y   khvcstkgetk`h kht` tdc

    aeusc `l dks khmury. Khstcej, tdc A`npiekht eiicgetk`hs t`gctdcr wktd tdc Juc

    Jkikgchac Zkncikhc sd`w tdet V`wc wes upsct ehj a`hacrhcj ef`ut tdc `uta`nc

    `l tdc aesc ehj rceadcj `ut t` e hunfcr `l ett`rhcys ehj `tdcr g`vcrhncht

    `llkakeis dc fcikcvcj a`uij dcip dkn gct t` tdc f`tt`n `l wdet dc vkcwcj es

    a`rruptk`h `h tdc pert `l dks l`rncr iewycrs et QHV, tdc jclchjehts kh tdc

    uhjcriykhg akvki rkgdts sukt, ehj Mujgc _ettcrs`h t` a`vcr up pcrveskvc reaksn kh

    V`wc rcqucstcj tdc lkics lr`n Gery, V`wc wes t`ij tdcy dej fcch jcstr`ycj kh e durrkaehc.V`wc eiicgcs ’up`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl„ tdet Gery ’khtchtk`heiiy jcstr`ycj tdc lkic kh `rjcrt` a`hacei dks wr`hgj`khg.„ (A`npi. ¼ 5;.)

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc 64 `l

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    tdc nuska chtcrtekhncht khjustry. Kh j`khg s`, kt eppcers V`wc rcikcj `h Gery‛s

    eiicgcj rcprcschtetk`hs tdet dks aeuaeskeh iewycrs ehj Mujgc _ettcrs`h wcrc

    khv`ivcj kh suad e a`hspkreay. Eitd`ugd V`wc pursucj fer a`npiekhts egekhst tdc

    Hcw [`rb ett`rhcys wktdkh tdc stetutc `l iknktetk`hs, dc jkj h`t pursuc e

    p`tchtkei icgei neipreatkac aiekn egekhst tdcn et ehy tknc fescj `h tdc a`hjuat

    eiicgcj kh tdks A`npiekht.

    Kh ikgdt `l Gery‛s eiicgcj a`haceincht `l dks `wh lreuj, V`wc wes iescr-

    l`auscj `h tdc eatk`hs `l dks a`uhsci et QHV. D`wcvcr, V`wc‛s khvcstkgetk`h ‚

    khaiujkhg tdc dkrkhg `l eppciietc a`uhsci kh 6??3, ehj dks ettcnpts t` dkrc

    a`uhsci t` rcprcscht dkn eltcr tdc eppcei kh 6??7 ehj `hwerj ‚ nkgdt devc

    rcvceicj a`hjuat gkvkhg rksc t` e p`tchtkei icgei neipreatkac aiekn egekhst tdc

    Gery iewycrs l`r tdckr nksdehjikhg `l tdc akvki rkgdts iewsukt et tdc sunnery

     mujgncht stegc.

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    uhjcrt``b eh cxtchskvc aenpekgh t` `ftekh khl`rnetk`h kh e verkcty `l weys lr`n

    e verkcty `l s`uracs t` lkhj `ut d`w ehj wdy tdc aesc wes jksnksscj.

    Zdc A`npiekht‛s eiicgetk`hs es f`istcrcj fy tdc Juc Jkikgchac Zkncikhc

    ney erguefiy jcn`hstretc tdet V`wc eatcj wktd rces`hefic jkikgchac kh

    khvcstkgetkhg dks khmury. D`wcvcr, tdc A`urt hccj h`t jcakjc tdks kssuc fcaeusc,

    cvch kl cquktefic t`iikhg wcrc werrehtcj, ehy enchjncht t` tdc A`npiekht w`uij

     fc lutkic es _iekhtklls devc lekicj t` stetc e pieuskfic lcjcrei akvki VKA@ aiekn es

    cxpiekhcj fci`w.  Qcc  L`neh v. Jevks, 175 S.Q. 574, 546 (5;

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    Z` stetc e aiekn l`r vk`ietk`h `l scatk`h 5;

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     wkrcs kh lurtdcrehac `l tdet sadcnc.„  Encrkaeh Jchtei Ess‛h,

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    Sp`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl, tdks pettcrh `l reabctccrkhg eatkvktya`hskstcj `l jclreujkhg nehy aikchts `l tdc Gery Iew Lkrn,khaiujkhg=

    5.  Jclreujkhg :6 aikchts esscrtkhg gchjcr jksarknkhetk`haiekns egekhst L`rj fy scarctiy hcg`tketkhg e gi`feisctticncht wktd L`rj, lreujuichtiy khjuakhg tdc aikchtst` chtcr kht` a`htkhgchay lcc egrccnchts wktd`utjksai`skhg tdet L`rj dej eircejy sctticj, lreujuichtiyrcprcschtkhg tdet tdc sctticncht en`uht wes $35.3nkiik`h icss tdeh tdc en`uht L`rj dej eatueiiy egrccjt` pey, ehj rctekhkhg tdet $35.3 nkiik`h a`haceicjp`rtk`h `l tdc sctticncht2 ehj

    6.  Jclreujkhg tdc piekhtklls kh tdc Akvki Vkgdts Eatk`h(tdc ’Akvki Vkgdts _iekhtklls„), wdkad khaiujc tdc

    _iekhtklls kh tdks eatk`h, fy

    ( e ) khtchtk`heiiy a`hjuatkhg jksa`vcry kh e nehhcrtdet wes jcskghcj t` pr`tcat Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE lr`npr`juakhg cnekis a`htekhkhg reakeiiy jcr`get`rytcrns,

    (f) lekikhg t` sufnkt ejnksskfic cvkjchac kh`pp`sktk`h t` Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE‛s n`tk`h l`rsunnery mujgncht, ehj,

    (a) up`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl, a`hspkrkhg wktd Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE kh `rjcr t` essurc tdet tdc AkvkiVkgdts Eatk`h w`uij fc jksnksscj kh rcturh l`ra`hskjcretk`h pekj jkrcatiy t` tdc Gery Iew Lkrn.

    ( Qcc A`npi. ¼ 6.)

    e. Chtcrprksc

    _iekhtklls esscrt tdet Jclchjehts wcrc chgegcj kh e VKA@ chtcrprksc fescj

    `h tdc l`ii`wkhg eiicgetk`hs=

    •  Zdc Gery Jclchjehts erc e gr`up `l pcrs`hs ess`aketcj t`gctdcr khleat l`r tdc a`nn`h purp`sc `l aerrykhg `ut eh `hg`khg arknkheichtcrprksc, henciy, tdr`ugd e nuitk-leactcj aenpekgh `l ikcs, lreuj,tdrcets ehj a`rruptk`h t` jclreuj tdc aikchts `l tdc Gery Iew Lkrn

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc 11 `l

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    ehj t` rcjkrcat nkiik`hs `l j`iiers t` wdkad td`sc aikchts erc chtkticjt` tdc arknkhei chtcrprksc.

    •   Wdkic tdc `rgehkzetk`h `l tdc chtcrprksc ehj kts ncnfcrs devcadehgcj `vcr tknc, tdc arknkhei chtcrprksc des gchcreiiy fcch

    struaturcj t` `pcretc es e uhkt t` eaa`npiksd tdc g`eis `l tdckrarknkhei sadcnc=

    5. 

    Zdc Gery Jclchjehts `pcretc tdckr arknkhei chtcrprksctdr`ugd tdc `rgehkzetk`h ehj struaturc `l tdc GeryIew Lkrn.

    6. 

     Wkiikc Gery ehj, up`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl, dksperthcr I`rchz` Wkiikens erc tdc schk`r nehegcrs `ltdc arknkhei chtcrprksc t̀ wdkad tdckr lcii`w

    a`hspkret`rs rcp`rt.

    1. 

     Et eii rcicveht tkncs, jclchjehts Wkiiken Aenpfcii,Qcb`u N. Gery, Zrkake _. D`llicr ehj Nerke Qpcrehj`eatkvciy chgegcj kh tdc arknkhei chtcrprksc ehjl`ii`wcj tdc khstruatk`hs `l Gery ehj Wkiikens t`lurtdcr tdc `fmcatkvcs `l tdc arknkhei chtcrprksc.

    •  Zdc Gery Jclchjehts a`hstktutc eh ess`aketk`h-kh-leat chtcrprksc wktdkh tdc ncehkhg `l 54 S.Q.A. §§ 5;

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    Aeghkhe,

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     f. VKA@ Qadcnc

    _iekhtklls eiicgc tdet ’tdc Gery Jclchjehts devc chgegcj kh wkjc-rehgkhg

    sadcncs `r ertklkacs t` jclreuj tdc aikchts `l tdc Gery Iew Lkrn, khaiujkhg

    R_iekhtklls^ ehj, up`h khl`rnetk`h ehj fcikcl, nehy `tdcr aikchts. Zdc uitknetc

    `fmcatkvc `l tdcsc lreujuicht sadcncs `r ertklkacs des fcch t` jkvcrt t` tdc

    Chtcrprksc luhjs `r pr`pcrty t` wdkad tdc aikchts `l tdc Gery Iew Lkrn erc

    chtkticj.„ (A`npi. ¼ 5

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    l r e u j u i c h t `n k ssk ` h s ehj n k sr cp r csch t e t k ` h s t ` k h j u a c  tdc Akvki Vkgdts _iekhtklls t` rcmcat e $6? nkiik`h sctticncht lr`n Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE.

    •   Eltcr Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE lkicj tdckr n`tk`hs l`r sunnery mujgncht, tdc Gery Iewycrs su fn k t t cj eh e i t c r cj v c r s k ` h   `ltdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`rehjun es Cxdkfkt 15 kh `pp`sktk`h t` td`scn`tk`hs. Cxdkfkt 15, d`wcvcr, jkj h`t a`htekh tdc lkrst `rscvchtcchtd pegcs `l tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`rehjun. Zdc nksskhglkrst pegc a`htekhcj dcejcr khl`rnetk`h kjchtklykhg tdcncn`rehjun es a`nkhg lr`n tdc c-jksa`vcry lkrn ehjsunnerkzcj tdc cneki scerad rcsuits, henciy tdet tdc cnekisa`htekhcj duhjrcjs `l reakeiiy jcr`get`ry tcrns. Sp ` hk h l ` r n e t k ` h e h j f ci k cl  , tdc nksskhg scvchtcchtd pegc kjchtklkcjduhjrcjs `l khstehacs `l tdc khlen`us reakei cpktdct ’hkggcr.„

     Wdch tdc Gery Iewycrs sufnkttcj tdc eitcrcj vcrsk`h `l tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`rehjun es Cxdkfkt 15, tdcy bhcw tdet wktd`ut tdcuhjcriykhg cnekis cvch tdc a`npictc vcrsk`h `l tdc C-Jksa`vcryNcn`rehjun wes khejnksskfic.

    •  Zdc Gery Iewycrs l e k i c j t ` sufn k t ejn k s s k f i c cv k jchac  `ftekhcj kh jksa`vcry supp`rtkhg tdc Akvki Vkgdts _iekhtklls‛ a`htreat

     fescj reakei jksarknkhetk`h aiekns kh `pp`sktk`h t` tdc n`tk`hs l`rsunnery mujgncht kh ejnksskfic l`rn ehj/`r sufnkttcj kha`npictc`r khsullkakcht cvkjchac kh `pp`sktk`h t` td`sc n`tk`hs.

    •   Eltcr tdc Akvki Vkgdts Eatk`h wes jksnksscj, tdc Gery Iewycrsa` h t k h u cj t d ck r sad cn c t ` jc lr e u j    tdc Akvki Vkgdts _iekhtklls

     fy l e i s ci y r cp r csch t k h g   tdet tdc jkstrkat a`urt‛s ruikhg rcgerjkhgtdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`rehjun ehj `tdcr cvkjchac sufnkttcj kh`pp`sktk`h t` tdc n`tk`hs l`r sunnery mujgncht a`hstktutcj aicercrr`rs `l iew ehj wes n`tkvetcj fy cktdcr a`rruptk`h `r e jccpiy-cnfcjjcj reakei fkes retdcr tdeh eh `fmcatkvc eppikaetk`h `l tdcruics `l cvkjchac.

    •  Zdc Gery Iewycrs bhcw tdet tdc eitcrcj vcrsk`h `l tdc C-Jksa`vcryNcn`rehjun sufnkttcj es Cxdkfkt 15, ehj tdc `tdcr cvkjchac tdcysufnkttcj kh `pp`sktk`h t` tdc n`tk`hs l`r sunnery mujgncht, wcrckhejnksskfic `r khsullkakcht t` jclcet Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE‛s n`tk`hsl`r sunnery mujgncht. Sp` h k h l `r n e t k ` h e h j f ci k cl  , tdcyb h `w k h g i y su fn k t t cj k h e jn k ssk f i c ` r k h su l l k ak ch t

    cv k jchac   fcaeusc tdcy w eh t cj W k i i k en N ` r r k s-AEE ‛s

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc 1; `l

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    n ` t k `h s l` r sun n e r y m u j gn ch t t ` f c g r e h t cj  . Sp ` hk h l ` r n e t k ` h e h j f ci k cl  , tdc Gery Iewycrs a`hsp k r cj   wktd

     Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE t` essurc tdet tdc reakeiiy jcr`get`ry cnekis w`uij h`t a`nc t` ikgdt ehj tdet Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE‛s n`tk`hs l`rsunnery mujgncht w`uij fc grehtcj k h r ct u r h l ` r su f st e h t k e i

    a` h sk j cr e t k ` h p e k j t ` t d c Ge r y I ew y cr s  .

    ( Qcc A`npi. ¼¼ 1-55, 51-5:.)

    a. Eiicgetk`hs `l Neki ehj Wkrc Lreuj

    _iekhtklls eiicgc tdet Jclchjehts aerrkcj `ut tdks sadcnc tdr`ugd ’nuitkpic

    khstehacs `l neki ehj wkrc lreuj„ kh vk`ietk`h `l 54 S.Q.A. §§ 51:5, 51:1 fy

    schjkhg=

    •  cnekis, wrktkhgs, nekikhgs, lexcs, ehj/`r tcicpd`hc aeiis lr`ntdc Gery Jclchjehts t` tdc L`rj Aikchts kha`rp`retkhg leiscehj nksicejkhg stetcnchts rcgerjkhg tdc iktkgetk`h wktd L`rj,tdc aiekns `l tdc @rkgkhei L`rj _iekhtklls, tdc aiekns `l tdcQknkieriy Qktuetcj Aieknehts, ehj tdc gi`fei sctticncht wktdL`rj2

    •  cnekis, wrktkhgs, nekikhgs, lexcs, ehj/`r tcicpd`hc aeiis lr`n tdcGery Jclchjehts t` tdc Akvki Vkgdts _iekhtklls kha`rp`retkhg leisc

    ehj nksicejkhg stetcnchts rcgerjkhg tdc Akvki Vkgdts Eatk`h, tdccneki scerad, tdc a`urt-`rjcrcj Cneki Jksa`vcry _r`t`a`i, tdc C-Jksa`vcry Ncn`rehjun, tdc ejnksskfkikty `l tdc C-Jksa`vcryNcn`rehjun ehj `tdcr cvkjchac kh supp`rt `l tdc Akvki Vkgdts_iekhtklls‛ aiekns, Mujgc _ettcrs`h‛s sunnery mujgncht jcaksk`h,Mujgc _ettcrs`h vkcws t`werj Elrkaeh Encrkaehs2

    •  cnekis, wrktkhgs, nekikhgs, lexcs, ehj/`r tcicpd`hc aeiis en`hgtdc Gery Jclchjehts a`hacrhkhg tdc jcskgh ehj knpicnchtetk`h`l tdckr sadcnc t` jclreuj tdc L`rj Aikchts2

    •  cnekis, wrktkhgs, nekikhgs, lexcs, ehj/`r tcicpd`hc aeiis en`hgtdc Gery Jclchjehts a`hacrhkhg tdc jcskgh ehj knpicnchtetk`h`l tdckr sadcnc t` jclreuj tdc Akvki Vkgdts _iekhtklls2

    •  cnekis, wrktkhgs, nekikhgs, lexcs, ehj/`r tcicpd`hc aeiis lr`n tdcGery Jclchjehts t` a`-a`hspkret`rs, khaiujkhg tdc

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc :? `l

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    GLN/VufkhFeun/QHV iewycrs ehj a`uhsci l`r Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE, a`hacrhkhg tdc jcskgh ehj knpicnchtetk`h `l tdc GeryJclchjehts‛ sadcnc t` jclreuj tdc Akvki Vkgdts _iekhtklls2 ehj

    •  lkikhg fy neki `r prkvetc a`urkcr ehj scrvkac fy cneki a`urt pepcrs

    a`htekhkhg leisc ehj nksicejkhg stetcnchts t` knpcjc tdc`pcretk`h `l tdc a`urt prcskjkhg `vcr tdc Akvki Vkgdts Eatk`h.

    (A`np. ¼ 5

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    •  khtchtk`heiiy lekikhg t` `ftekh tdr`ugd jksa`vcry, `r sufnkttkhg kh`pp`sktk`h t` Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE‛s n`tk`hs l`r sunnery

     mujgncht, ejnksskfic cvkjchac tdet w`uij devc rekscj netcrkeileats prcaiujkhg sunnery mujgncht. L`r cxenpic, eitd`ugd tdcGery Jclchjehts sufnkttcj `vcr 6??? a`htreats fctwcch wdktc

    nuskaei pcrl`rns ehj wdktc pr`n`tcrs, tdc Gery Jclchjehts lekicjt` `ftekh `r sufnkt cvkjchac tdet tdc a`htreatkhg pr`n`tcrs wcrc, khleat, wdktc retdcr tdeh fieab.

    (A`npi. ¼¼ 5

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    (H.J. Ge. 5;4

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    jctekicj bh`wicjgc `l eii tdc akraunstehacs surr`uhjkhg tdc eiicgcj lreuj,„

    _iekhtklls erc h`t cxauscj lr`n tdckr juty t` ejcquetciy picej s`nc feska jctekis

    `l tdc eiicgcj lreujuicht sadcnc ehj wdch ehj d`w kt `aaurrcj.  Qcc  Fkii Fuab

    Adcvr`ict, Kha. v. GZC Li`rkje, Kha., 3: L. Qupp. 6j 5567, 551< (N.J. Lie. 5;;;)

    ell‛j , 65< L.1j 5?;6 (55td Akr. 6???) (aktkhg  HAV Arcjkt A`rp. v. Vcptr`h

     Cicatr`hkas, Kha., 533 L.V.J.

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    uhiewlui egrccncht wes e ’icgei a`haiusk`h„ ehj, es suad, wes h`t chtkticj t` tdc

    essunptk`h `l trutd)2  En. Jchtei Ess‛h,

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    cvkjchac fcaeusc tdcy wehtcj Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE‛s n`tk`hs l`r sunnery

     mujgncht t` fc grehtcj . . . kh rcturh l`r sufstehtkei a`hskjcretk`h pekj t` tdc

    Gery Iewycrs,„ (A`npi. ¼ 5:)2 (:) ’khtchtk`heiiy lekicj t` `ftekh„ tdc eatuei

    cnekis lr`n tdc cicatr`hka jksa`vcry lkrn ’fcaeusc tdcy wehtcj t` pr`tcat

     Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE lr`n pr`juakhg td`sc cnekis,„ (A`npi. ¼ 553)2 ehj (3)

    ’a`hspkrcj wktd a`uhsci l`r Wkiiken N`rrks-AEE t` essurc tdet tdc Akvki Vkgdts

     Eatk`h w`uij fc jksnksscj kh rcturh l`r a`hskjcretk`h ler kh cxacss `l $: nkiik`h„

    ’retdcr tdeh eaacptkhg e $: nkiik`h a`htkhgchay lcc l`r e $6? nkiik`h sctticncht,„

    (A`npi. ¼ 53?.) ( Qcc eis`  A`npi. ¼ 5

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    dc td`ugdt tdc akvki rkgdts iewsukt wes w`rtd fctwcch $5 fkiik`h ehj $1.3 fkiik`h.

    ( Kj. ¼¼ ;, 71, 74, ;5, ;6, 5?5, 5

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    eiicgetk`h `l lreuj tdch gkvcs rksc t` e adergc `l —reabctccrkhg.‛„) (khtcrhei

    aktetk`hs `nkttcj). ’E a`npiekht eiicgkhg lreuj ehj reabctccrkhg —sd`uij fc e

     vcdkaic t` rkgdt e wr`hg, h`t t` lkhj `hc.‛„  Kj.  (aktkhg Zeyi`r v. Fcer Qtcerhs &

    A`., 376 L. Qupp.

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    h`r ehy sca`hjery leats s` es t` l`rtkly tdckr a`htchtk`h tdet Gery‛s sctticncht

    ejvkac wes tekhtcj fy scil-jceikhg.; 

    _iekhtklls‛ frkfcry eiicgetk`hs erc h`t f`rhc `ut fy tdc rca`rj `l tdc

    pr`accjkhgs kh tdc uhjcriykhg akvki rkgdts/ehtktrust iewsukt tdet erc pufikaiy

    evekiefic l`r tdc A`urt‛s a`hskjcretk`h es e nettcr `l mujkakei h`tkac. Kt ks h`t

    rces`hefic t` khlcr tdet Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE scarctiy pekj Wkiikc Gery

    nkiik`hs `l j`iiers must t` a`htkhuc t` khaur n`rc iktkgetk`h a`sts l`r hceriy tw`

    n`rc ycers fy n`vkhg l`r e pr`tcatkvc `rjcr t` sdkcij tdc cnekis lr`n jksa`vcry,

    n`vkhg t` strkbc tdc piekhtklls‛ akvki rkgdts cxpcrts, n`vkhg l`r sunnery

     mujgncht, ehj uitknetciy n`vkhg l`r eh ewerj `l ett`rhcy‛s lccs. H`r ks kt

    rces`hefic t` khlcr tdet eltcr eaacptkhg suad e frkfc tdet Gery w`uij stell hceriy

    cvcry ett`rhcy kh dks lkrn `h e aesc dc khtchjcj t` i`sc kh `rjcr t` jrelt

    `pp`sktk`h frkcls ehj sccb t` a`npci jksa`vcry `l tdc cnekis. Kt ks n`rc pieuskfic

    t` khlcr tdet dej e frkfc fcch nejc, Gery w`uij devc uscj dks nestcrlui

    pcrsuesk`h sbkiis t` a`hvkhac V`wc tdet tdc cneki scerad wes e fust, tdet tdc aesc

     wes e i`st aeusc, ehj w`uij devc efehj`hcj V`wc ehj tdc `tdcrs `h tdc

    a`urtd`usc stcps.

    Cvch td`ugd kt eppcers tdet tdc Gery Lkrn nejc scvcrei nkstebcs kh

    iktkgetkhg tdc aesc eltcr eiicgcjiy cha`uregkhg _iekhtklls t` rcmcat tdc $6? nkiik`h

    ;  Lurtdcrn`rc, _iekhtklls‛ eiicgetk`h tdet Gery ney devc hccjcj n`hcy t` luhj dks ievksdiklcstyic ehj t` pey `ll dks jcfts ks h`t ch`ugd t` jrew tdc khlcrchac tdet Jclchjehts rcackvcj e

     frkfc lr`n Aicer Adehhci `r Wkiiken N`rrks `r AEE. ( Kj. ¼¼ 5:7‑3?.) Et n`st, tdks khl`rnetk`ha`uij fc uscj t` sd`w tdet Gery wes kh jcft ehj hccjcj n`rc luhjs, retdcr tdeh sd`w tdc A`urttdet e pieuskfic khlcrchac aeh fc nejc tdet Jclchjehts khtchtk`heiiy tdrcw tdc akvki rkgdtsiewsukt.

    Aesc 5=53-av-??77?-EZ J`auncht 75 Lkicj ?1/15/5< _egc 3? `l

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    sctticncht `llcr lr`n Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE, tdc Gery Lkrn h`hctdcicss

    a`htkhucj t` iktkgetc tdc aesc l`r e ycer ehj e deil. @tdcr tdeh tdc _iekhtklls

    devkhg p`khtcj `ut tdc Gery Lkrn‛s lekiurcs kh rcprcschtkhg tdcn, tdcrc ks h`tdkhg

    prcschtcj lr`n tdc leats ef`ut tdc heturc `l tdc frkfc. _iekhtklls‛ frkfcry aiekn

    eiicgcs sknpiy tdet et s`nc p`kht fctwcch Muhc 6??5 (wdch tdc Gery Lkrn ks

    rctekhcj) ehj Muiy 6??: (wdch tdc Gery Lkrn lkics e a`npictc sct `l `pp`sktk`h

    pepcrs t` tdc jclchjehts‛ sunnery mujgncht n`tk`hs), a`uhsci l`r Wkiiken

    N`rrks ehj AEE ney devc `llcrcj Wkiikc Gery nkiik`hs `l j`iiers t` khtchtk`heiiy

    essurc tdet tdc jkstrkat a`urt w`uij greht tdckr n`tk`hs l`r sunnery mujgncht.

    Zdks typc `l a`haius`ry ehj veguc eiicgetk`h ks prcaksciy tdc s`rt `l picejkhg

     wdkad tdc Lcjcrei Vuics sccb t` prcvcht. Eaa`rjkhgiy, tdc A`urt j`cs h`t lkhj kt

    pieuskfic tdet Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE w`uij a`nc t` e scarct egrccncht wdcrc

    tdc Gery Lkrn w`uij rcackvc e nuitk-nkiik`h j`iier frkfc ehj tdch a`htkhuc t`

    iktkgetc tdc aesc l`r ycers. Kl tdks khjccj deppchcj, n`rc sderjs `l cvkjchac

    sd`uij devc surleacj fy tdks ietc jetc.

    kk. _iekhtklls‛ eiicgetk`hs `l jksa`vcry nksa`hjuat erc h`tpieuskfic

    @hac tdc a`haius`ry eiicgetk`hs erc swcpt ewey, tdc A`urt nust jctcrnkhc

     wdctdcr _iekhtklls‛ rcnekhkhg wcii-picejcj leatuei eiicgetk`hs, eaacptcj es truc,

    pieuskfiy gkvc rksc t` e VKA@ aiekn.  Kqfei, 33< S.Q. et

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    khvcstkgetk`h kht` tdc cvchts `l Qcptcnfcr 55 ‚ jkj h`t pieuskfiy cstefiksd tdc

    purp`sclui, khvkjk`us jksarknkhetk`h tdet tdc piekhtkll esbcj tdc A`urt t` khlcr)2

    Zw`nfiy, 33? S.Q. et 3

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    Adcvr`ict , 3: L. Qupp. 6j et 5511. Ehj ’Re^ a`nn`h nctd`j l`r cstefiksdkhg e

    str`hg khlcrchac `l sakchtcr ks t` eiicgc leats sd`wkhg e n`tkvc l`r a`nnkttkhg

    lreuj ehj e aicer `pp`rtuhkty l`r j`khg s`.„ Fkii Fuab Adcvr`ict , 3: L. Qupp. 6j et

    5511 (qu`tkhg  Fcab v. Nehuleaturcrs Deh`vcr Zrust , 46? L.6j :

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    ehj vkg`r`usiy `pp`skhg Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE‛s cll`rts kh `ftekhkhg e

    pr`tcatkvc `rjcr.  Qcc V`wc Chtn‛t, Kha. v. Wkiiken N`rrks Egchay, Kha., 6?3

    L.V.J. :65, :6

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    dks l`rncr ett`rhcys a`hspkrcj t` sef`tegc dks aesc, fut dc des lekicj t` . . .

    ejjrcss tdc Gery Lkrn‛s lekiurc t` pr`vkjc tdc F``bkhg Egchay Jclchjehts‛ wktd

    l`uhjetk`hei khl`rnetk`h ef`ut Cxdkfkt 15 ehj tdc uhjcriykhg c-nekis.„) Kh

    rcsp`hsc t` V`wc‛s Vuic

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    pr`tcat Wkiiken N`rrks ehj AEE ehj khtchtk`heiiy i`sc tdc aesc `h sunnery

     mujgncht kh a`hskjcretk`h l`r e frkfc.

    kkk. _iekhtklls‛ eiicgetk`hs rcgerjkhg tdc Gery Lkrn‛s

    lekiurc t` sufnkt ejnksskfic cvkjchac kh `pp`sktk`h t`sunnery mujgncht erc h`t pieuskfic

    Shjcr Zw`nfiy  ehj  Kqfei , tdc A`urt ’ney khlcr lr`n tdc leatuei

    eiicgetk`hs kh tdc A`npiekht —`fvk`us eitcrhetkvc cxpiehetk`hRs^,‛ wdkad suggcst

    iewlui a`hjuat retdcr tdeh tdc uhiewlui a`hjuat tdc _iekhtklls w`uij esb tdc

    a`urt t` khlcr.„ En. Jchtei Ess‛h,

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    prcpercj ehj rcjuac tdc hunfcr `l tkncs tdc w`rj —hkggcr‛ eppcercj kh tdc

    cnekis.„ (Gery N`t. et 5

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