Published Wednesday, November 25, 2009 6:05 AM

Condo owner signs deal with SMU over Bush library

By JEFF CARLTON
Associated Press

DALLAS -- A former condominium owner who accused Southern Methodist University of forcing him from his home to make way for George W. Bush's presidential library has reached a settlement with the school.

Plaintiff Gary Vodicka and attorneys for SMU declined Tuesday to reveal the details of the deal. But Vodicka says he'll get enough money to leave a legacy for, in his words, "my children's children."

The deal could be tripped up by a contingency that both sides declined to disclose but characterized as minor.

Vodicka and another condo owner sued SMU in 2005. They accused officials of buying up condo units, illegally forcing out residents and allowing the complex to fall into disrepair so it could be bulldozed. The school denies the allegations.

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