Skydive Tecumseh in legal dispute with owner of Al Meyers Airport

On January 7, Skydive Tecumseh received a letter from Al Meyers Airport Corp. that the parachuting business is no longer able to operate from the airport. Skydive Tecumseh filed a lawsuit against the airport on February 28. The substance of the letter is not known at this time as it was not present in the court case’s file. In early 2014, former Al Meyers Airport Corp. President Keith Diver sold shares of the company to Andrew Aalto, now president, according to court documents. According to the written motion presented by Skydive Tecumseh’s lawyer, David Stimpson, Diver assured Skydive Tecumseh it would be able to continue using the airport after the share transfer, of which the company did until the aforementioned letter was received earlier this year. According to news reports, report, Stimpson requested a temporary court order allowing Skydive Tecumseh to use the airport while the case is in court. The hearing was adjourned two weeks after Aalto appeared in court without an attorney. Stimpson wrote in his motion that the airport is critical to Skydive Tecumseh’s business and that the entire community would suffer from the loss of the business. Franz Gerschwiler has owned Skydive Tecumseh since 2008 and owns it through his corporation, Bad Ideaz, LLC. Gerschwiler said he needed to contact his lawyer, Stimpson, before discussing the pending court case.Both Aalto and Gerschwiler said they are preparing public statements on the matter.

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