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BOSTON -- The landmark Trinity Church in Boston's Copley Square won a $4.1 million judgment yesterday against its neighbor, the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., in a lawsuit claiming John Hancock damaged the church while digging the foundation for its skyscraper...
...church, considered the masterpiece of architect H.H. Richardson, suffered cracking of its stone masonry when John Hancock dug a hole across St. James Avenue for its headquarters--the tallest building in Boston--according to a ruling by the Massachusetts Supreme Court, which upheld a lower court jury verdict...
Trinity Church also filed a separate suit against Hancock and other defendants over damages from falling windows and other objects, which the church claims it suffered after the 60-story tower was erected. That suit is pending and is expected to be heard later...
Ironically, the Hancock Tower, designed by architect I.M. Pei, also has been hailed as a masterwork. Its reflective glass panels are frequently used as a backdrop in photographs of Trinity Church...
...Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, not to be confused with the John Hancock Sun Bowl, paid No. 2 Penn State and No. 1 Miami $4.8 million to have it out like men at Tempe, Ariz., in prime time. They did, and the singular game they played, which came down to a final pass in the shadow of the goal line, shocked college football's tired old system like a giant anabolic steroid. Miami was the shockee...