The city said Monday it has spent $570,000 on outside attorneys to fight this case. Forgive is another fine, entertaining read as are all by this author are who cranked out 150+ novels. Most of the damage from the shotgun blast was to the right side of his body, including damage to his face, neck, and chest, causing a collapsed lung. 59 books based on 6 votes: A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Strange Bargain by Harry Whittington, The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs, The Barg. All told, the city is out $14.7 million, plus the $1.82 million in interest it is handing back. Forgive Me, Killer (1956) by Harry Whittington, one of the classic pulp crime-fiction writers of the 1950's (along with Day Keene amongst others). On February 11, 2006, Whittington was accidentally shot by then-United States vice president Dick Cheney during a quail hunting trip, at a ranch in south Texas. The City Council’s vote on Thursday is for that additional payment of $2.4 million, which includes $1.82 million in interest the city had received but is handing back to Whittington, and another $580,000 in city money that is essentially interest on the interest, a city spokeswoman said. Whittington argued he should get more favorable terms because of the value his family could have reaped as Austin’s downtown was transformed by new high-rise condominiums, office towers and hotels. Then in January, the state’s 3rd Court of Appeals ruled in Whittington’s favor on how to determine money the city owes him in additional interest. In 2013, the sum reached $14.1 million, including $10.5 million for some land and $3.6 million in interest. But the legal wrangling continued over how much the city should pay Whittington for it.

That’s when the Texas Supreme Court said the city did not act fraudulently or in bad faith when it took over Whittington’s land. A bookkeeper (Jeffrey Lynn) with a wife (Martha Scott) and family helps his boss with an insurance scam. The city actually won the merits of this case in 2012. Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Harry Morgan Directed by: Will Price.