Patz v. Farmegg Products, Inc.

HARRIS, Justice.

Appeals by plaintiffs and defendant present questions on the conflicting interests of an agri-business and the environmental rights of adjoining land owners. Defendant appeals the trial court’s holding the defendant’s poultry operation amounted to nonabatable nuisance. Plaintiffs also appeal, claiming failure to award special damages. We affirm on both appeals.

Defendant assigns but two errors. It claims the trial court erred in finding the operation created a nuisance. And it claims error in finding any nuisance was permanent and not abatable. Plaintiffs’ sole assignment is on…