Mann v. MacK

Opinion

FEINERMAN, P. J.

This case arose out of a lengthy neighborhood dispute. Plaintiffs, the Mann family, were nurturing an incipient rock and roll band in their garage, much to their neighbor’s distress. The band, a group of three to four male teenagers, including the Manns’ sixteen-year-old son, Darien, practiced at unscheduled times and often late into the night. The none-too-dulcet tones of their creative product, increased by an amplification system, made it difficult for neighbors to talk to one another without shouting. Evening television viewing in nearby houses often became…