State v. Collingswood Sewerage Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kalisch, J.

The defendant was found guilty in the Camden Quarter Sessions of maintaining a nuisance upon two indictments, which, were tried together. The nuisance complained of is that in the conduct of its sewage disposal plant it permitted the generation of unpleasant and offensive odors, to the injury and discomfort of the community. The defendant is a corporation, chartered under the act of 1898 (p. 484) to collect, treat and dispose of sewage. The defendant moved for a direction of a verdict, and it is the refusal of this motion that is mainly…