Stotler v. Rochelle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

A hospital for the treatment of patients afflicted with cancer was about to be established in Kansas City, Kan., in a building formerly used as a dwelling house. The owner and occupant of adjacent premises brought an action to enjoin its establishment, upon the ground that in view of the character of the neighborhood its presence there would render it in legal contemplation a nuisance. A permanent injunction was granted, and the defendants appeal.

The home of the plaintiff is. seventy-eight feet from the main building which it is proposed to…