App., decided July 25, 2011). We review the district court's denial of a party's motion to amend a complaint for abuse of discretion. They also contend that the drift caused additional record-keeping and other burdens in connection with the operation of their farm. The district court also denied the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint, reasoning that the claims arising from the 2008 overspray would fail for the same reasons the 2007-overspray claims failed. Plaintiffs brought actions ontrespass,nuisanceandnegligence per se. He plowed part of the alfalfa field under because it was "becoming choked with weeds and the alfalfa was very sick and poor.". Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co., 817 N.W.2d 693 (Minn. 2012). WebCase brief Johnson .docx 3 pages Question 1- quiz.docx 1 pages PLST 201 Internet Assignment #3.docx 10 pages Final Research Project PLST 201.docx 2 pages garratt v dailey case brief.docx 10 pages Final Research Project - Copy.docx 2 pages Minn Minors.docx 1 pages Statutory Research Assignment plst 201 #1.docx 2 pages Case 205.203(a) (2012) (The producer must select and implement tillage and cultivation practices); 7 C.F.R. 442 (1917) (noting that when the meaning of a statute is plain the sole function of the courts is to enforce it according to its terms). The compliance provision in the OFPA statute7 U.S.C. 6511(c)(1). 11 For a similar case see Flansburgh v. The Johnsons also reported the alleged pesticide drift to their organic certifying agent, the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), as they were required to do under the NOP. 1989). We reverse the dismissal of their nuisance and negligence-per-se claims because the dismissal resulted from a misreading of the five-percent-contaminant regulation and the consequently erroneous holding that the Johnsons failed as a matter of law to show any damages. Under the NOP regulations, crops may not be sold as organic if the crops are shown to have a prohibited substance on them at levels that are greater than 5 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency's tolerance level for that substance. Id. art. 205.202(b), unambiguously means that the organic farmer intentionally applied the prohibited substance to the field. THE PARTIES AGREEMENTS Cogent and DT interconnect at eight Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained Quimbee 37.2K subscribers Subscribe 2 Share 167 80,548, 80,556 (Dec. 21, 2000) (codified at 7 C.F.R. ] The court concludes that this regulation does not apply to the alleged conduct here because a pesticide is not applied to a farm if its presence is caused by drift, as opposed to being directly applied by the organic farmer. Kevin F. Gray, Matthew W. Moehrle, Rajkowski Hansmeier, Ltd., St. 205, as the "organic food production law" of Minnesota). The Understanding Law Video Lecture Series: Monthly Subscription ($19 / Month) 205.202(b) (2012), (2) economic damages because they had to destroy some crops, (3) inconvenience, and (4) adverse health effects. Whereas that distinction may have been logical at times when science was not as precise as it is now, that distinction is not sound today. Id. WebAppellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) was a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applied Rather, we are to examine the federal regulation in context. The NOP regulation that specifically implements this compliance provision in the statute7 C.F.R. The MDA also reported that the chemicals diflufenzopyr and glyphosate were not present. Although neither Wendinger nor other Minnesota cases have directly addressed the issue, the reasoning underlying decisions in similar neighbor-liability cases leads us to conclude that chemical pesticide drift can constitute a trespass. 7 C.F.R. 205.202(b). 205.100, .102, .300 (2011); see also Minn. Stat. Some particles are sufficiently large or dark to be observable, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke. United States Envtl. They asserted that they had to remove some fields from production. 6511(c)(2)(A). Producers also must keep records for 5 years concerning the production of agricultural products sold as organically produced. 7 U.S.C. Labs., Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, U.S. The appellate court reversed. The Johnsons allege that the pesticide drift from the Cooperative's spraying constituted a nuisance because it caused an interference with their use and enjoyment of their land. Co., 104 Wash.2d 677, 709 P.2d 782 (Wash.1985)). In this section, drift is the subject of a specific regulation. For example, if someone causes harmful dust to enter a person's land and that dust settles on the person's land and interferes with the owner's possession of the land, it would seem that a trespass has occurred. While the court of appeals expressly reversed the district court's denial of the Johnsons' claim for a, At that time, the binding precedent was this court's opinion in the same case, in which we held that a fine, Full title:Oluf JOHNSON, et al., Appellants, v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE. The district court dismissed the Johnsons' request for injunctive relief because it concluded that the Johnsons did not have a viable nuisance claim under 7 C.F.R. The district court dismissed the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims because the court concluded that the Johnsons had not proven damages. But nothing in our Wendinger analysis indicates that we intended the term "particulate matter" to define a unique category of physical substances that can never constitute a trespass. 6504, 6513. Case brief Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op Oil Comp., 817 N.W.2d 693 (2012) Facts: Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company is a member owned farm that has products and services, among other things, applies pesticides to farm fields. Respondents Oluf and Debra Johnsons are organic farmers. applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop." Minn.Stat. More. We add that the Johnsons alleged other damages not considered by the district court. The district court relied on a phrase in our decision in Wendinger and dismissed the trespass claim, but we think the district court read too much into our specific wording in that case. There is no dispute about the Johnsons' rightful possession of their fields. See 7 C.F.R. Lee & Barry A. Lindahl, 4 Modern Tort Law: Liability and Litigation 38:1 (2d ed. 205.202(b), fail as a matter of law. In addition, given that the ambient environment always contains particulate matter from many sources, the expansion of the tort of trespass in cases such as Bradley and Borland to include invasions by intangible matter potentially subject[s] countless persons and entities to automatic liability for trespass absent any demonstrated injury. John Larkin, Inc., 959 A.2d at 555; see also Borland, 369 So.2d at 529 (It might appear, at first blush, from our holding today that every property owner in this State would have a cause of action against any neighboring industry which emitted particulate matter into the atmosphere, or even a passing motorist, whose exhaust emissions come to rest upon another's property.). In June 2007, the Johnsons filed a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), alleging that the Cooperative had contaminated one of their transitional soybean fields2 through pesticide drift. Did to 7 C.F.R. [h]ave had no prohibited substances . After receiving the results of the chemical testing, the MDA informed the parties that test results revealed that the chemical dicamba was present, but below detection levels. The term particulate matter encompasses a variety of substances, but the court's one-size-fits-all holding that particulate matter can never cause a trespass fails to take into account the differences between these various substances. We therefore reverse the denial without prejudice for further consideration of the injunction on remand, offering no opinion about the merit of any other arguments for or against its issuance. We decided in Wendinger that "invasive odors" that were emanating onto property from a neighboring confined-pig feeding operation could not be a trespass because the odors were part of transient fumes, which support an action for nuisance but not trespass. To defeat a summary judgment motion, the opposing party must make a showing sufficient to establish each essential element. 1849, 173 L.Ed.2d 785 (2009). 6520(a)(2). Annual Subscription ($175 / Year). Section 205.671 addresses the disqualifying level for unavoidable residual environmental contamination referenced in section 6511 of the OFPA. We turn next to the district court's denial of the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims based on the 2008 incidents of pesticide drift. The district court inferred too much from the regulation. See 7 U.S.C. We compared the odors in Wendinger to the "noxious fumes" that were emanating from a wastewater plant in Fagerlie v. City of Willmar, 435 N.W.2d 641, 644 n. 2 (Minn. App. Our holding in Wendinger, rejecting the contention that an inactionable odor-based trespass claim is converted into an actionable claim simply because of an odorous fume's nature as a physical substance, is of no controlling force here. And in Borland, the Alabama Supreme Court upheld a trespass claim based on the defendant's emission of lead particulates and sulfoxide gases that the plaintiffs alleged accumulated on their property. 205.202(b), remains viable. FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. See id. They must also certify on an annual basis that they have not sold products labeled as organic except in accordance with the OFPA, and producers must allow the certifying agent an on-site inspection of their farm every year. Chemical Spray If the land is under lease, the lessee might be the person who has 774 F.3d 1185 - DRB NO. Arlo Vande Vegte (#112045) ARLO VANDE These cases go beyond our precedent because they conclude that intangible objects can support a claim for trespass to land. https://casetext.com/case/johnson-v-paynesville-farmers-union-coop-oil-co The Johnsons, organic farmers, claimed that while Appellant, a cooperative, was spraying pesticide onto conventionally farmed fields adjacent to the Johnsons' fields, some pesticide contaminated the Johnsons' organic fields. See, e.g., Sime, 213 Minn. at 481, 7 N.W.2d at 328. The court holds that Minnesota does not recognize claims for trespass by particulate matter. I disagree with the breadth of the court's holding. With this regulatory scheme in mind, we turn to the incidents that gave rise to this lawsuit. Highview, 323 N.W.2d at 73. Our rules of statutory interpretation (which we apply to regulations) do not permit us to add words to a regulation whether the words were purposefully omitted or inadvertently overlooked. Premier Bank v. Becker Dev., LLC, 785 N.W.2d 753, 760 (Minn.2010). 2001). Id. 561.01 (2010) provides that a nuisance is [a]nything which is injurious to health, or indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. An action seeking an injunction or to recover damages can be brought under the statute by any person whose property is injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by the nuisance. Id. We normally presume that, where words differ as they differ here, Congress acts intentionally and purposely in the disparate inclusion or exclusion. (citation omitted) (internal quotation marks omitted)). Lake v. WalMart Stores, Inc., 582 N.W.2d 231, 236 (Minn.1998) (concluding that we are not persuaded that a new cause of action should be recognized if little additional protection is afforded plaintiffs). WebPaynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company :: Supreme Court of the United States :: Administrative Proceeding No. Plaintiffs sued defendant fortrespass. Having concluded that applied to it refers to situations where the producer has applied prohibited substances to the field, we must consider whether the district court correctly dismissed the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims based on 7 C.F.R. WebAssistant Attorneys General . 6508(a). Here, on the record presented at this stage in the litigation, it is not clear to me whether the pesticides in this case constituted a trespass. Defendants pesticide drifted and contaminated plaintiffs at 391. The Johnsons argue that the Cooperative is liable, under nuisance and negligence per se theories, for damages resulting from the destruction of these soybeans.16 Because the district court failed to address whether there were any genuine issues of material fact on this aspect of the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims, we hold that the court erred when it dismissed these claims. Pages 9. If the agent determines that a product intended to be sold as organic contains any [detectible] pesticide, the producer may be required to prove that any prohibited substance was not applied to that product. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 7 U.S.C. Based on the presence of pesticides in their fields, the Johnsons filed this lawsuit against the Cooperative, alleging trespass, nuisance, negligence per se, and battery. Id. In terms of size, the largest inhalable coarse particles are 10 micrometers in diameter; that is one-seventh the diameter of a strand of human hair. But section 205.202(b) does not regulate drift; instead, it provides that prohibited substances are not to be applied to organic fields. Under these guidelines, if a prohibited substance is detected on a product sold or labeled as organic, the certifying agent must conduct an investigation to determine whether there has been a violation of the federal requirements. In asking the Court to recognize a claim of trespass by . Our conclusion that the district court properly dismissed the Johnsons' negligence per se and nuisance claims based on 7 C.F.R. Fabio v. Bellomo, 504 N.W.2d 758, 761 (Minn. 1993). In this section, the NOP requires that producers who have been certified as organic create buffers between the fields from which organic products will be harvested and other fields. 205.400(f)(1). Because the Johnsons' interpretation nullifies part of the OFPA and the NOP, that interpretation is not reasonable, and we decline to adopt it. 7 U.S.C. 205.202(b), fail as a matter of law, we reverse the court of appeals' reinstatement of those claims. Of Elec. Total views 3. 65016523 (2006) (OFPA), and the associated federal regulations in the National Organic Program, 7 C.F.R. This Court evaluated the issue by discussing the nature and purpose oftrespasslaw which is to prevent the intentional interference with rights of exclusive possession. 2(a)(1) (2010). The cooperative again oversprayed in 2007. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. Should the agent determine that the residue came from the intentional application of a prohibited substance, the product may not be sold as organic. 205.201; see also 205.272 (requiring the farmer to "implement measures necessary to prevent the commingling of organic and nonorganic products and protect organic products from contact with prohibited substances"). The email address cannot be subscribed. Use this button to switch between dark and light mode. We have not specifically considered the question of whether particulate matter can result in a trespass. See, e.g., Anderson v. Dep't of Natural Res., 693 N.W.2d 181, 192 (Minn.2005) (discussing our nuisance jurisprudence); Schmidt v. Vill. WebFinal Research Paper Case Brief 1 Citation: Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op Oil Comp., 817 N.W. Oil Co., No. 205.202(b), the court of appeals disagreed with the district court's interpretation of the NOP regulations. Id. And we hold that the federal regulation that prohibits the sale of produce labeled organic if it is tainted with chemicals at levels greater than five percent of the EPA's specified limit does not, by reverse implication, automatically authorize the sale of organically labeled produce that does not fail that five-percent test. Whether plaintiffstrespassclaim fails as a matter of law? 6504(2). 6511(c)(1). Rather, this section governs an organic producer's intentional application of prohibited substances onto fields from which organic products will be harvested .15. Agency, http://www .epa.gov/pm/ (last updated June 28, 2012). Foods, Inc. v. Cnty. Under Minnesota trespass law, entry upon the land that interferes with the landowner's right to exclusive possession results in trespass whether that interference was reasonably foreseeable or whether it caused damages. New Minnesota Trespass Case: Bad Smells v.s. Cloud, MN, for respondent. As discussed above, the Johnsons' 2007 trespass claim and claims based on 7 C.F.R. As other courts have suggested, the same conduct may constitute both trespass and nuisance. 2405, 165 L.Ed.2d 345 (2006) ([T]he question is whether Congress intended its different words to make a legal difference. 2. See H. Christiansen & Sons, Inc. v. City of Duluth, 225 Minn. 475, 480, 31 N.W.2d 270, 27374 (1948). And the OFPA and NOP would not need a provision allowing crops with minimum levels of pesticide on them (i.e., less than 5 percent) to be sold as organic because such crops would necessarily have been harvested from fields ineligible for organic production. at 388. In response to this MDA directive, the Johnsons destroyed approximately 10 acres of their soybean crop. Under the plain terms of section 205.671, therefore, crops can be sold as organic even if testing shows prohibited substances on those crops as long as the amounts detected do not exceed 5 percent of EPA limits. 7 U.S.C. WebJohnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co. EN. of Ramsey, 323 N.W.2d 65, 73 n. 6 (Minn. 1982) (permitting recovery for items lost in flooding, replacement of items, and the "owner's time in coping with the water problems" caused by nuisance), the district court erred by granting summary judgment without addressing them. However, the disruption to the landowners exclusive possessory interest is not the same when the invasion is committed by an intangible agency, such as pesticide particles at issue here. In addition, if unavoidable residual environmental contamination is present on the product at levels that are greater than those set for the substance at issue, the product may not be sold as organic. The phrase "applied to" is not defined in the regulations, but we hold that it implicitly includes unintentional pesticide drift. denied (Minn. Aug. 5, 2003); Fagerlie v. City of Willmar, 435 N.W.2d 641, 643, 644 n. 2 (Minn.App.1989) (concluding that claims based upon the emission of offensive odors are nuisance claims, not trespass claims, because the claims alleged interference with [plaintiffs'] use and enjoyment of their land, not invasion of their exclusive possession). Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 205.203(b) (2012) (The producer must manage crop nutrients and soil fertility); 7 C.F.R. Evidently, under the court's reading of the regulations, if a third party intentionally applies a prohibited pesticide to an organic farm field in a quantity sufficient to leave a residue that violates the regulation, 7 U.S.C. Rosenberg v. Heritage Renovations, LLC, 685 N.W.2d 320, 332 (Minn. 2004). Get free summaries of new Minnesota Supreme Court opinions delivered to your inbox! But the cooperative assumes, and the district court concluded, that it is automatically cleared for sale as organic. Learn more about FindLaws newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. For its part, the Cooperative argues that the phrase applied to it in 7 C.F.R. See Minn. Stat. While the district court, both parties, and the court of appeals characterize the dismissal as one based on a lack of prima facie evidence of damages, the Johnsons clearly made a prima facie showing of damages; they actually took their soybean field back to the beginning of the 3year transition period and lost the opportunity to market crops from that field as organic during that time period. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op. See 7 C.F.R. See Exelon Generation Co. LLC v. Local 15 Int'l Bhd. Whether the Johnsons have alleged a viable claim for trespass is a question of law that we review de novo. : (A10-1596, A10-2135) Decision Date: August 1, 2012 ~~~Date~~~ Brief of respondent Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil 205.400. The district court granted summary judgment to Appellant and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. 192, 61 L.Ed. Email Address: Finally, they allege that Oluf Johnson suffers from cotton mouth, swollen throat and headaches when exposed to pesticide drift. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded. Because Bradley and Borland require a showing of reasonable foreseeability and substantial damages, they essentially disregard the traditional understanding of trespass under Minnesota law, and they are in reality, examples of either the tort of private nuisance or liability for harm resulting from negligence and not trespass cases at all. Claim this business. Minn. Stat. WebCase Brief (19,519) Case Opinion (20,322) Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. The Johnsons sued the Cooperative on theories including trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se and sought damages and injunctive relief. And the defendant's entry must be done by means of some physical, tangible agency in order to constitute a trespass. In Minnesota, atrespassis committed where a plaintiff has the right of possession to the land at issue and there is a wrongful and unlawful entry upon such possession by defendant. Further, numerous regulations in Title 7, Part 205, explicitly govern the behavior of producers and handlers. Regarding the Johnsons' negligence per se claim, we have recognized that negligence per se is a form of ordinary negligence that results from violation of a statute. Anderson, 693 N.W.2d at 189 (quoting Seim v. Garavalia, 306 N.W.2d 806, 810 (Minn.1981)). We instead conclude that applied to it used in section 205.202(b), when read in the context of the OFPA and the NOP regulations as a whole, unambiguously refers to prohibited substances that the producer intentionally puts on a field from which crops are intended to be sold as organic.14, When the regulation is read in the context of the NOP and the OFPA as a whole and given the statutory scheme's focus on regulating the practices of producers, we conclude that section 205.202(b) does not cover the Cooperative's pesticide drift. Bd. In other words, in order for products to be sold as organic, the organic farmer must not have applied prohibited substances to the field from which the product was harvested for a period of 3 years preceding the harvest.13. Subsequently, the Cooperative moved for summary judgment, and the Johnsons moved to amend their complaint to include claims based on the two 2008 incidents and a claim for punitive damages. Prot. 561.01. Construing the evidence in the light most favorable to the Johnsons, their certifying agent, OCIA, directed them to take their soybean fields out of organic production for 3 years. Intro to Legal Research. Because the district court erred by finding no damages were shown by the Johnsons, we reverse the dismissal of the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence-per-se claims. W. Page Keeton et al., Prosser & Keeton on the Law of Torts, 13, at 70 (5th ed.1984). 6511(a). The district court here focused on our use of the term "particulate matter" in our discussing the nature of odors and, relying on the American Heritage Dictionary definition of "particulate matter," it concluded that pesticide drift is particulate matter and therefore not actionable as trespass under Minnesota law. Website. JOHNSON v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY Supreme Court of Minnesota. Oluf JOHNSON, et al., Respondents, v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY, Appellant. Nos. A101596, A102135. The rule the Johnsons advocate, and that the court of appeals adopted, erodes this right because it imposes on the property owner the obligation to demonstrate that the invasion causes some consequence. They sought damages and a permanent injunction prohibiting the Cooperative from spraying pesticides within a half mile of the Johnsons' fields.3 The Johnsons claimed the following types of damages: (1) loss of profits because they had to take the fields onto which pesticide drifted out of organic production for 3 years; (2) loss of profits because they had to destroy approximately 10 acres of soybeans; (3) inconvenience due to increased weeding, pollution remediation, and NOP reporting responsibilities; and (4) adverse health effects. The Johnsons claim that while the Cooperative was spraying pesticide onto conventionally farmed fields adjacent to the Johnsons' fields, some pesticide drifted onto and contaminated the Johnsons' organic fields. We remand for further proceedings arising from the reversal. Because only one of the three chemicals was present based on its testing, the MDA concluded that it can not be proven if the detections were from drift. And even though the testing did not find diflufenzopyr, the MDA still required that the Johnsons plow down a small portion of the soybeans growing in the field because of the presence of dicamba and based on the visual damage observed to this crop. In Minnesota, a trespass is committed where a plaintiff has the right of possession to the land at issue and there is a wrongful and unlawful entry upon such possession by defendant. All Am. Respondents Oluf and Debra Johnson (Johnsons) were organic farmers. The court of appeals reversed. On appeal from the decision to grant summary judgment, we review de novo the district court's application of the law and its determination that there are no genuine issues of material fact. The Supreme Court (1) concluded that the Johnsons' trespass claim and claim for damages based on 7 C.F.R. Caminetti v. United States, 242 U.S. 470, 485, 37 S.Ct. 205.202(b), within the context of the OFPA's focus on regulating the practices of the producer of organic products, we conclude that this phrase unambiguously regulates behavior by the producer. The Johnsons' remedy for the certifying agent's error was an appeal of that determination because it was inconsistent with the OFPA. Oil Co. Poppler v. Wright Hennepin Coop. The difference between ordinary negligence and negligence per se is that in negligence per se, a statutory duty of care is substituted for the ordinary prudent person standard such that a violation of a statute is conclusive evidence of duty and breach. Gradjelick v. Hance, 646 N.W.2d 225, 231 n. 3 (Minn.2002). The Johnsons settled their losses with the cooperative for that incident. The regulations require farmers to develop detailed production and handling practices that prevent the commingling of organic and nonorganic foods. The Johnsons contend that as long as there is damage to the land resulting from deposition of particulate matter a viable claim for trespass exists. The Cooperative argues that the invasion of particulate matter does not, as a matter of law, constitute a trespass in Minnesota. Under the OFPA and the NOP regulations, a producer cannot market its crops as organic, and receive the premium price paid for organic products, unless the producer is certified by an organic certifying agent. WebOluf Johnson and Debra Johnson, Petitioners: v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company: Docketed: December 3, 2012: Linked with 12A377: Lower Ct: Supreme Court of Minnesota: Case Nos. Because these regulations specifically include unintended applications and drift as types of applications, the Johnsons argue that the phrase applied to it in section 205.202(b) must similarly be read to include the Cooperative's pesticide drift. of Aitkin, 266 N.W.2d 704, 705 (Minn.1978) (citation omitted); see generally 46 Dunnell Minn. Digest Trespass 1.02 (4th ed.2000). (holding that Minnesota law "has not recognized trespass by particulate matter"); The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language 1282 (4th ed. 205.671confirms this interpretation. The proper distinction between trespass and nuisance should be the nature of the property interest affected. It is a small extension, if any, of those holdings to conclude that invasion by pesticide can constitute a trespass, especially because pesticides are designed to affect the land, unlike an invasion by a bullet, which creates no such risk. When we read the phrase applied to it in 7 C.F.R. See Weston v. McWilliams Assocs., Inc., 716 N.W.2d 634, 638 (Minn. 2006). Our trespass jurisprudence recognizes the unconditional right of property owners to exclude others through the ability to maintain an action in trespass even when no damages are provable. Web200790 City of Charlottesville v. Payne 04/01/2021 In a case seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against a citys actions relating to civil war memorial statues erected in the But if, as the Johnsons contend, any applicationincluding driftwere prohibited by section 205.202(b), then section 205.671 would be superfluous. Weborganic - Page 14 - Food & Beverage Litigation Update The connection between actual and proximate causation, Aegis Insurance Services, Inc. v. 7 World Trade Co. V. UNITED . 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