FLORIDA : Site Near Clinic May Be Part of Settlement

An abortion protester sued by the family of a slain doctor has apparently settled the case by giving up a piece of land he used to stage noisy demonstrations against a clinic next door. The family of Dr. David Gunn had accused abortion foe John Burt of inciting the man who shot Gunn to death in 1993. Though the terms of the settlement were not disclosed, one result seemed obvious: A new sign has been posted on a sliver of land Burt owned next to a Pensacola, Fla., clinic, where another doctor and his bodyguard were fatally shot in 1994. It says: “Lot for Sale. No Trespassing. Estate of David Gunn.” Burt, 56, is regional director of Rescue America and had used the land to stage noisy protests against the Ladies Center.