Sapp v. Garrett

BROADDUS, Judge.

This is a suit in equity seeking injunctive relief against the operation of a quarry. The circuit court refused to grant plaintiffs the relief sought and they have appealed.

Defendant is the owner and operator of a rock quarry located on a 176-acre tract of land in Boone County, Missouri,, adjacent to the City of Columbia. The city limits follow a road on the west side of the quarry. The quarry has been in operation since 1924. Defendant acquired the land in 1937.

*50Plaintiffs are husband and wife. They own a lot about 200 feet wide, on which their residence is located. The west…