Hampton v. Town of Spindale
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtSchenck, J.
This is an action instituted by the plaintiff as a riparian owner against the defendants to recover for permanent damages to her land alleged to have been proximately caused by joint negligence and unlawful acts of the defendants in maintaining a nuisance on plaintiff’s land, consisting of a polluted stream and of polluted soil and contaminated air.
The following facts are admitted without controversy:
1. All the defendants admit their corporate existence.
2. That the defendants admit that the plaintiff is the owner of the land described in the complaint.
3. The town of Spindale owns and operates…
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