Williamstown Township v. Hudson

Defendant, Jeremiah Hudson, appeals as of right the trial court’s order holding that his family farm constitutes a nuisance per se and enjoining his farming operations, Sweet Peas Farms. On appeal, Hudson argues that the Right to Farm Act (RTFA), MCL 286.471 et seq., shielded his family farm from conflicting local zoning ordinances and that the trial *279court erroneously evaluated the credibility of his evidence in determining otherwise. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The facts of this case stretch back to August 2012 when Hudson and his family moved into their current…