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Historian asks to delay civil case over rock

03-20-2009, 02:07 PM

Ashland, Kentucky (AP)

An Ohio historian is asking a federal court to delay a civil lawsuit over an historic boulder taken from the Ohio River until related criminal charges in Kentucky are resolved.

The Daily Independent in Ashland, Ky., reports that an attorney for Steven Shaffer of Ironton, Ohio, has requested an abeyance in the civil case.

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