Ream v. Keen

This is a trespass action involving adjoining landowners. Plaintiffs seek personal injury and property damages “due to the intrusion of smoke and its lingering odor” caused by defendant’s burning of field grass stubble on his adjacent field. The jury returned a verdict for defendant. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded with instructions. Ream v. Keen, 112 Or App 197, 828 P2d 1038 (1992). We affirm the decision of the Court of Appeals.

Plaintiffs’ complaint contains a count in trespass and a count in strict liability. Only the trespass count is at issue here. 1

Insofar as the appeal is…