This trial might have been in the 1980s - it was for fire damage to a 3-flats+basement unit on Ord Street near 18th Street. I occupied the ground floor flat with my daughter. I had fire insurance and was mostly covered for actual losses but had to take off work to answer questions about about the circumstances. My daughter was away at Girl Scout camp for two weeks and I had driven to the valley to pick her up, but the first question from the Fire Investigator was about her and where she was when the fire started. During the court hearing one of the lawyers keep mispronouncing my name, and the jury foreman SPOKE TO HIM about it. I've always remembered his kindness, and I guess only his last name.
I was on a jury about 35 years ago and I’ve covered many trials, but I was never foreman. It’s possible my dad was at some point.
This trial might have been in the 1980s - it was for fire damage to a 3-flats+basement unit on Ord Street near 18th Street. I occupied the ground floor flat with my daughter. I had fire insurance and was mostly covered for actual losses but had to take off work to answer questions about about the circumstances. My daughter was away at Girl Scout camp for two weeks and I had driven to the valley to pick her up, but the first question from the Fire Investigator was about her and where she was when the fire started. During the court hearing one of the lawyers keep mispronouncing my name, and the jury foreman SPOKE TO HIM about it. I've always remembered his kindness, and I guess only his last name.
Your name is familiar, besides from the newspaper byline. Have you ever served as a jury foreman in a civil trial in San Francisco ?