Youngblood's, Inc. v. Goebel

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant Young-blood’s, Inc., from a judgment against it in a nuisance case.

Seven sets of plaintiffs sued defendant for damages incurred as a result of unreasonable discomfort, annoyance and inconvenience caused by vile and noxious odors emitted from defendant’s rendering plant between March 15, 1963 and October 4, 1965. Plaintiffs alleged their properties are located a few hundred yards from defendant’s rendering plant where chicken entrails, blood, and feathers are cooked, and that the odors emitted escape into the atmosphere and are…