Page 10 - Jupiter Spotlight - November '20

Page 10, Jupiter Spotlight

It’s The Law! I Didn’t Know That ...

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Florida… Fascinating trivia facts Lee named after him in 1776. Soon after, Lee was captured
compiled by Stanley by the British at a tavern in New Jersey. While in British
By Adam S. Gumson, Morgenbesser custody Lee committed treason, advising William Howe
Esq. Which Was The First on the best way to capture Philadelphia. Lee was released
Probate is necessary Pizza Chain In The United in a prisoner swap in 1778, but was later court-martialed
when the person who dies States? by the Americans for the offense.
(decedent) owns property Pizza Hut is older than Who Introduced The Word “Hello” As The Customary
in his/her sole name so that Domino’s by two years, and Way To Answer A Telephone Call?
the court can determine was officially the first chain The use of the word “Hello” as a telephone greeting has
the validity of the will pizza restaurant in America. been credited to Thomas Edison. Alexander Graham Bell,
(if any) and the specific Two brothers borrowed who invented the telephone in 1885, never liked “Hello”
beneficiaries as well as $600 from their mom to and advocated the use of “Ahoy” as a telephonic greeting.
appointing the person who open a pizza place in Wichita, Kan. They named it Pizza However, “Hello” quickly became the standard when the
is in charge of the estate Hut, because their sign only had room for eight letters. Six first telephone exchanges, equipped by Edison, were set up
(personal representative). An ancillary probate is required months later they opened a second outlet, and within a year across the country.
if the decedent owned real property in a different state. they had six Pizza Hut restaurants. There are now more than Who Inspired The Name “Uncle Sam”?
When purchasing a home or condo in a community 16,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. During the War of 1812, a meat packer named Samuel
with a mandatory Home Owner’s Association (HOA), Why Was Fort Lee, New Jersey, Named After A Traitor? Wilson was in charge of supplying beef to U.S. troops.
the sales contract should incorporate the HOA’s disclosure Charles Henry Lee served as a general of the Continental He was affectionately known as Uncle Sam, and when his
summary which contains the anticipated costs of living in the Army during the American Revolutionary War. Though he products arrived in containers marked with “U.S.,” troops
community so that the buyer is aware of them prior to the had far more military experience, Lee was passed over for joked that they were from Uncle Sam. The nickname was
closing. commander-in-chief in favor of George Washington. In an noticed by a local paper, and “Uncle Sam” quickly became
The vast majority of divorce cases settle at mediation attempt to soothe Lee’s ego, George Washington had Fort associated with government business.
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