Baillargeon v. A. G. Press

C. and Astri Baillargeon sued their next-door neighbors, A. G. and Jean Press, seeking a judgment requiring the removal of an existing 6-foot-high cedar grape stake boundary line fence, and prohibiting the proposed construction of similar additional fencing along the remainder of the boundary line separating their properties. The suit was founded on the claims that the existing fence constitutes a nuisance and any additional fencing not only would amount to a nuisance but also would violate RCW 7.40.030, the “spite fence” statute. The Baillargeons also claimed a prescriptive right to the…