Legal Opinion

Sherk v. Indiana Waste Systems, Inc.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 31, 1986No. 4-1285A362PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CONOVER, Judge.

Plaintif-Appellant Dale J. Sherk (Sherk) appeals a negative judgment in his nuisance action against Defendants-Appellees Indiana Waste Systems, Inc. (IWS) and Prairie View Farms, Inc.

We reverse.

ISSUES

Sherk presents three issues for review. Because we reverse we consider only two issues. Restated, they are

1. whether the trial court erred in finding IWS and Prairie View were not responsible for noise generated by others, and

2. whether the trial court erred in finding IWS's use of the land was reasonable and thus a good defense to this action.

FACTS

Sherk raises hogs. IWS operates a…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Armory Park Neighborhood Ass'n v. Episcopal Community ServicesArizona Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Sunset Amusement Co. v. Board of Police CommissionersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Yeager and Sullivan, Inc. v. O'NEILLIndiana Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. Haggart v. StehlinIndiana Supreme Court · 1893
  5. Reid v. BrodskySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  4. Thor Electric, Inc. v. Oberle & Associates, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  5. Wendt v. KerkhofIndiana Court of Appeals · 1992

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