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"David John Scannell (March 30, 1875 – May 7, 1923) was a United States Marine and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Boxer Rebellion. Biography A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Scannell enlisted in the Marine Corps from that city on February 1, 1898, and served as a private. In Beijing (then known to Americans as Peking), China, from July 21 to August 17, 1900, he helped erect barricades despite heavy hostile fire. One year later, on July 19, 1901, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for this action. Scannell was discharged from the Marine Corps on March 6, 1903, after five years of service. He died two decades later, at age 48, and was buried at Togus National Cemetery in Chelsea, Maine. The only Medal of Honor recipient in the cemetery, Scannell's grave is distinguished by a special marker with gold engraving. Medal of Honor citation His official citation reads: > In the presence of the enemy during the action at Peking, China, 21 July to > 17 August 1900. Throughout this period, Scannell distinguished himself by > meritorious conduct. See also *List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Boxer Rebellion References Category:1875 births Category:1923 deaths Category:People from Boston Category:United States Marines Category:American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion Category:United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients Category:Boxer Rebellion recipients of the Medal of Honor "
"Complex structure theory in English law refers to an attempt to circumvent the general rule that one cannot sue for solely pure economic loss in English tort law. Example A faulty boiler is fitted into a house and causes structural damage to the property when it explodes. The owner of the property has no contractual relationship with the company which built the boiler. Proponents of complex structure theory argue that the end user should be able to recover the full cost of reinstating the item on the basis that the objective is to rectify damage to recover damage to the adjacent property, in this example, damage to the property. Status Complex structure theory was mooted obiter in Murphy v Brentwood District Council.Murphy v Brentwood District Council [1991] 1 AC 398 References Category:Law and economics Category:English tort law "
"Richard of Hauteville (c. 1045–1110) was a noble knight of Hauteville family, the conquerors of South Italy during the 11th century. Richard was born around 1045 to Drogo of Hauteville, a Norman adventurer and count, and Altrude of Salerno, a Lombard princess. He was a nephew of Robert Guiscard and Roger I of Sicily. On his father's death in 1051, he was too young to succeed, and his uncle Humphrey was elected count instead. On Humphrey's death, his cousins, Abelard and Herman were overlooked by their uncle Robert. While Abelard rebelled, claiming the inheritance, Richard allied with Robert and Roger. Richard was present with Guiscard at the fall of Bari in April 1071 and fought strongly against his rebel cousins and their allies between 1078 and 1080, when Abelard died. For his support, Richard was confirmed as count of Castellaneta, Oria, and Mottola by his uncle. In 1101, Richard was appointed seneschal of Apulia and Calabria by the Guiscard's son and successor, his cousin, Roger Borsa. Sources *Ghisalberti, Albert (ed). Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani: II Albicante - Ammannati. Rome, 1960. *Gwatkin, H.M., Whitney, J.P. (ed) et al. The Cambridge Medieval History: Volume III. Cambridge University Press, 1926. *Norwich, John Julius. The Normans in the South 1016-1130. Longmans: London, 1967. *Chalandon, Ferdinand. Histoire de la domination normande en Italie et en Sicilie. Paris, 1907. *Gravett, Christopher, and Nicolle, David. The Normans: Warrior Knights and their Castles. Osprey Publishing: Oxford, 2006. *Beech, George. A Norman-Italian Adventurer in the East: Richard of Salerno. 1993. Category:Italo-Normans Category:Norman warriors Category:1040s births Category:1110 deaths "