Legal Opinion
Wernke v. Halas
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 28, 1992No. 32A01-9112-CV-369PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Judge.
America's wise and thoughtful poet laureate, Robert Frost, once wrote that "good fences make good neighbors." 1 Lamentably, not everyone has read Frost.
In this private nuisance action, defendant-appellant Roland Wernke challenges the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Wernke's neighbors, plaintiff-appellees John and Karen Halas. Wernke also appeals the trial court's subsequent award of compensatory damages, punitive damages, and attorney fees.
FACTS
The facts taken in the light most favorable to the non-movant, Wernke, reveal he and the Halases are next door…
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