Legal Opinion

Oakley v. Simmons

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided August 22, 1990PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

The defendant, Jesse Simmons, claims that the jury erred in finding that a forty foot pole erected three hundred sixty feet from the defendant’s residence and directly in the flight path of a private airstrip on the plaintiff’s adjoining property constitutes a nuisance and that the trial court erred in granting injunctive relief.

The plaintiffs, Willard and Alan Oakley, claim that the trial court erred in setting aside the jury award of $5,000.00 in punitive damages.

Facts

The Oakleys’ and Simmons’ own adjoining land. The Oakleys have a private airstrip on their…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pate v. City of MartinTennessee Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Caldwell v. Knox Concrete Products, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
  3. Allen v. MeltonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1936
  4. Hutchison v. PyburnCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
  5. Whittington v. Grand Valley Lakes, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  4. Hill Boren, P.C. v. Paty, Rymer and Ulin, P.C. and James Eric HammCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
  5. JWT, L.P. v. Printers PressCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002

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