Roberts v. Southern Wood Piedmont Co.

Banke, Chief Judge.

The appellant homeowner sued the appellee manufacturer to recover in nuisance, trespass, and negligence for the latter’s alleged interference with her use and enjoyment of her property. This appeal is from the grant of the appellee’s motion for directed verdict.

The appellee is in the business of manufacturing utility poles from untreated logs which it purchases from various independent suppliers. The manufacturing plant involved in this case has been in existence since the 1930’s. In 1948, the appellant purchased a home very close to the plant and began living there. In…