Pendoley v. Ferreira

Residents of Topsfield by this bill in equity seek to enjoin the defendants (the Ferreiras) from conducting nearby in B oxford a piggery which the plaintiffs contend constitutes a nuisance. They also seek damages. The case was referred to a master, whose report was confirmed. The plaintiffs and the Ferreiras have appealed from the final decree which permanently enjoined the Ferreiras “from operating their piggery ... in such an unreasonable manner as to cause a stench to emanate therefrom which materially interferes with reasonable enjoyment of the property of a large number of people living…