Barrera v. Hondo Creek Cattle Co.

OPINION

Opinion by Justice YÁÑEZ.

Appellants, Augustina Barrera, et ah, challenge the trial court’s judgment in their nuisance suit against appellee, Hondo Creek Cattle Company (HCCC). 1 We affirm.

Background

HCCC operates a feedlot for cattle on over 500 acres of land near Edroy, Texas. 2 On October 22, 1997, approximately sixty plaintiffs who live in and around Edroy filed suit against HCCC. The plaintiffs alleged the flies, dust, and smell from the feedlot created nuisance conditions on their property. At trial, a smaller group of plaintiffs proceeded without a jury as a bellwether group. HCCC…