Trickett v. Ochs

¶ 1. Plaintiffs George and Carole Triekett brought .this nuisance and trespass action against their neighbors, Peter and Carol Ochs, alleging that defendants’ operation of an apple orchard interfered with plaintiffs’ use and enjoyment of their land and caused them emotional distress. Following an evidentiary hearing on plaintiffs’ request for injunctive relief, the Addison Superior Court dismissed the action based upon its conclusions that defendants’ activities were protected by Vermont’s right-to-farm law, 12 V.S.A. § 5753, and that, in any event, previous rulings by the Town of Orwell…