Zillah Feed Yards, Inc. v. Carlisle

Respondent, a corporation, is engaged in buying and fattening beef cattle for market. To accomplish this purpose it owns and operates feed yards in Zillah, Washington. Mr. C. A. Courtright, as president of the corporation, manages the business. Manure is a natural byproduct of the operation and is adaptable to farm fertilization.

Appellant S. P. Carlisle is an experienced farmer, and at the time here concerned farmed upwards of 900 acres of land in the Yakima Valley located near Zillah. He raised beets, mint, and various other crops, including some wheat and barley.

On February 12, 1961,…