205.202(b), could survive summary judgment, we affirm the court of appeals' reinstatement of those claims and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion. 2003), review denied (Minn. Aug. 5, 2003). Rather, when we interpret a rule, we consult the language itself, the specific context in which that language is used, and the broader context of the [rule] as a whole. Robinson v. Shell Oil Co., 519 U.S. 337, 341, 117 S.Ct. 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 It concluded that the claims arising from the 2005 overspray are time barred. The subsequent MDA investigation verified that on June 15, 2007, a date when winds were blowing toward the Johnsons' fields at 9 to 21 miles per hour, the Cooperative sprayed Status (diflufenzopyr and dicamba) and Roundup Original (glyphosate) onto a conventional farmer's field immediately adjacent to one of the Johnsons' transitional soybean fields. 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. However, if that person were to cause car exhaust, which presumably dissipates quickly in the air, to enter a person's land, it would seem that a trespass would not occur. A district court should allow amendment unless the adverse party would be prejudiced, Fabio v. Bellomo, 504 N.W.2d 758, 761 (Minn.1993), but the court does not abuse its discretion when it disallows an amendment where the proposed amended claim could not survive summary judgment, Rosenberg, 685 N.W.2d at 332. Oluf Johnson complained to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) after the 2002 overspray. 205.671. Workers, 676 F.3d 566, 570 (7th Cir.2012) (stating that the same rules of construction apply to federal administrative rules as to statutes); Citizens Advocating Responsible Dev. 205.203(a) (2012) (The producer must select and implement tillage and cultivation practices); 7 C.F.R. In the 1990s, Oluf and Debra Johnson began the three-year process of converting their conventional family farm to a certified-organic farm to realize the higher market prices for organic produce and seeds. That regulation reads: Any field or farm parcel from which harvested crops are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as organic, must: (b) Have had no prohibited substances, as listed in 205.105, applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop [. 7 U.S.C. See Ryan v. Hennepin Cnty., 224 Minn. 444, 448, 29 N.W.2d 385, 387 (1947) ( Injunctive relief is a remedy and not, in itself, a cause of action, and a cause of action must exist before injunctive relief may be granted. (citation omitted)). Minn. R. Civ. Filed: August 1, 2012 . Farmers Union Co Op No 2 Lot F26 Davenport 2015 Farmers union : (A10-1596, A10-2135) Decision Date: August 1, 2012 ~~~Date~~~ Brief of respondent Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil 369 So.2d 523, 525, 530 (Ala. 1979). 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. We address only the allegations here, which go beyond inconsequential over-spray or odor-related intrusion. See 7 C.F.R. Plaintiffs were farmers who grew organic crops. Anderson v. State, Dep't of Natural Res., 693 N.W.2d 181, 186 (Minn. 2005). See, e.g., Martin v. Reynolds Metals Co., 221 Or. Our decision in Wendinger rightly rejected the theory that odors alone can constitute trespass in Minnesota, but our citing to Borland and Bradley was unnecessary to that holding and, as a practical matter, our assessment of them was a bit adrift. 2(a)(1) (2010). But, as set forth above, the Johnsons' nuisance claim, to the extent it is not based on 7 C.F.R. 662 N.W.2d at 550. It seems to me that differences in size, quantity, and harmfulness of varying types of particulate matter will have an effect on whether the invasion by the substance causes a trespass. See Minn. Stat. 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)). As other courts have suggested, the same conduct may constitute both trespass and nuisance. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. All rights reserved. While section 205.202(a) implicitly references producers and handlers, by referring to provisions that specifically prescribe their conduct, section 205.202(b) does not do so in any way. 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. 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. 205.202(b).1, Once producers obtain certification to sell products as organic, the OFPA and NOP provide guidelines for certified organic farming operations to ensure continued compliance. The appellate court reversed. We recognize that we expressly distinguished Borland and Bradley in our discussion in Wendinger and characterized them as examples of cases in which other jurisdictions, unlike Minnesota, had recognized trespass actions by particulate matter. We review both elements de novo. 843, 136 L.Ed.2d 808 (1997). 6521(a). Considered and decided by ROSS, Presiding Judge; STAUBER, Judge; and HARTEN, Judge. KidCloverButterfly14. Defendants pesticide drifted and contaminated plaintiffs 205.202(b), we hold that the district court abused its discretion by denying the motion to amend without first considering whether such amended claims could survive summary judgment. 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. The court reversed the Court of Appeal in part and affirmed in part and remanded the case to the trial court to determine thenuisanceclaim. 2d 693 (2012) Parties: Oluf Johnson, Respondent, Paynesville The email address cannot be subscribed. Of Elec. Office of Appellate Courts . The Johnsons assert that the Cooperative trespassed when it sprayed pesticide onto a neighboring conventional field and wind carried the pesticide, as particulate matter, onto the Johnsons' land. P. 15.01. The court's reading makes no sense because no matter who applies the prohibited pesticide and no matter how the pesticide is applied, whether by drift or otherwise, the end product will be no less contaminated and no less in violation of regulations limiting such contamination. Id. A party may amend a responsive pleading that has been served if that party has leave of the court, and leave "shall be freely given when justice so requires." And in a case alleging damages caused by pesticides, like this case, the applicable statute of limitations is 2 years regardless of the type of claim the plaintiff brings. The Johnsons' claim is that the Cooperative's actions have prevented them from using their land as an organic farm, not that any action of the Cooperative has prevented the Johnsons from possessing any part of their land. The Court also explained that including intangible matters as causes oftrespasswould also impose on the property owners the obligation to demonstrate that the invasion causes some consequence. The district court granted summary judgment in the cooperative's favor and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. See Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 389. 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. 7 U.S.C. This determination was based on the court's conclusion that because there was no evidence that any chemical on the Johnsons' crops exceeded the 5 percent tolerance level in 7 C.F.R. But in cases like Bradley and Borland, the courts call[ ] the intrusion of harmful microscopic particles a trespass and not a nuisance, and then us[e] some of the techniques of nuisance law to weigh the amount and reasonableness of the intrusion. Dobbs, supra, 50 at 96. App., decided July 25, 2011). To guard against that result, the courts in both Bradley and Borland required that it be reasonably foreseeable that the intangible matter result in an invasion of plaintiff's possessory interest, and that the invasion caused substantial damages to the plaintiff's property. Reading each provision of the regulation as an integrated whole, we therefore deduce that the phrase "applied to" refers to "applications" and that "applications" include even each "unintended application" and that the "application" of a prohibited substance includes "drift" onto a nontargeted field. Because the Johnsons' interpretation nullifies part of the OFPA and the NOP, that interpretation is not reasonable, and we decline to adopt it. Before discussing the factual background of this case, it is helpful to briefly summarize the organic farming regulations at issue. Regarding the 2007 overspray, the district court dismissed the trespass claim because it concluded that "trespass by particulate matter" is not recognized in Minnesota; it dismissed the nuisance and negligence-per-se claims because the Johnsons presented no evidence that the cooperative's spraying caused damages; and it dismissed the battery claim for lack of evidence of intent. 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. WebCase 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 6511and the corresponding NOP regulation7 C.F.R. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 38889. The cooperative was cited lour times by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture for violating pesticide laws, which make it illegal to "apply a pesticide resulting in damage to adjacent property," Minn. Stat. As discussed above, the Johnsons' 2007 trespass claim and claims based on 7 C.F.R. As a pre-law student you are automatically registered for the Casebriefs LSAT Prep Course. And because there was discretion to decertify, the court of appeals concluded that the Johnsons had offered sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment. Oluf JOHNSON, et al., Respondents, v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY, Appellant. The MDA investigated and determined that the cooperative illegally sprayed herbicide, causing visually apparent tainting of the Johnsons' crops consistent with drift. Every Bundle includes the complete text from each of the titles below: PLUS: Hundreds of law school topic-related videos from 13, at 71. Petition for writ 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. WebPDF State of Minnesota Supreme Court 20-72 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States _____ JANET L. HIMSEL, ET AL., Petitioners, v. 4/9 LIVESTOCK, LLC, ET AL., Respondents. In this case, the court concludes that the OFPA's focus on producers and handlers of organic products informs its interpretation that applied to in section 205.202(b) refers only to application of pesticides by the organic farmer. We turn first to the question of whether, as the district court held, the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law. 6511(c)(2)(A). We have affirmed as factually supported a negligence judgment against a crop duster after its negligent spraying of herbicides resulted in chemical drift from target fields onto a neighboring field, damaging crops. Organic farmers Oluf and Debra Johnson filed a civil suit alleging that the Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company sprayed a chemical pesticide that Web802 N.W.2d 383 - JOHNSON v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION CO-OP., Court of Appeals of Minnesota. 205.202(b). Our case law is consistent with this traditional formulation of trespass because we have recognized that a trespass can occur when a person or tangible object enters the plaintiff's land.6 See Victor v. Sell, 301 Minn. 309, 31314 n. 1, 222 N.W.2d 337, 340 n. 1 (1974) ( One is subject to liability to another for trespass, irrespective of whether he thereby causes harm to any legally protected interest of the other, if he intentionally enters land in the possession of the other, or causes a thing or a third person to do so (quoting with approval the Restatement (Second) of Torts 158 (1965))); Greenwood, 220 Minn. at 31112, 19 N.W.2d at 73435 (recognizing that trespass can occur when water floods onto the plaintiff's land); Whittaker, 100 Minn. at 391, 111 N.W. To the extent that the court of appeals' decision would reinstate those claims and allow the Johnsons to amend their complaint to include those claims for the 2008 incidents of pesticide drift, we reverse. We review the district court's denial of a party's motion to amend a complaint for abuse of discretion. The Johnsons do not allege that a tangible object invaded their land. Aegis Insurance Services, Inc. v. 7 World Trade Co., L.P. Howell v. Hamilton Meats & Provisions, Inc. We remand for further proceedings arising from the reversal. And we have held that errant bullets shot onto another's property constitutes a trespass. Total views 3. But because the district court failed to consider whether the Johnsons' non trespass claims that were not based on 7 C.F.R. In deciding whether the regulation is ambiguous, however, we do not construe the regulation in isolation. Chemical Spray If the land is under lease, the lessee might be the person who has 774 F.3d 1185 - DRB NO. 1(2), (3) (2010) (creating a 6year statute of limitations for statutory actions like nuisance and establishing a 6year statute of limitations for trespass). Prot. 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. 31.925 (2010) (adopting the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. The district court consequently denied the Johnsons' request for permanent injunctive relief. Oil Co. Poppler v. Wright Hennepin Coop. 11 For a similar case see Flansburgh v. Id. 205.202(b) (2012), (2) economic damages because they had to destroy some crops, (3) inconvenience, and (4) adverse health effects. We turn to the district court's denial of the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to add claims arising out of the 2008 drift. We reverse the district court's summary judgment order dismissing the Johnsons' trespass claim because pesticide drifting onto the Johnsons' farm may have constituted a trespass. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. Defendant was a company that sprayed pesticide on conventionally farmed fields adjacent to the plaintiffs fields. We add that the Johnsons alleged other damages not considered by the district court. art. New Minnesota Trespass Case: Bad Smells v.s. 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. The proper distinction between trespass and nuisance should be the nature of the property interest affected. See H. Christiansen & Sons Inc., 225 Minn. at 480, 31 N.W.2d at 27374; Sime, 213 Minn. at 481, 7 N.W.2d at 328. 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. We granted the Cooperative's petition for review, and on appeal, the Cooperative argues that (1) the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law; (2) all of the Johnsons' claims fail as a matter of law because the Johnsons have not shown damages; (3) the district court did not err when it denied the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint; and (4) the district court did not err when it denied the Johnsons a permanent injunction. WebAssistant Attorneys General . 6501- 6523, and the associated federal regulations in NOP, 7 C.F.R. A101596 Decided: July 25, 2011 but we think the district court read too much into our specific wording in If the intrusion interferes with the right to exclusive possession of property, the law of trespass applies. 205.202(b). Simply put, the policy concerns that have compelled other jurisdictions to abandon the traditional view of trespass are not present in Minnesota. 6511(c)(2)(B). 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. 205.202(b) failed as a matter of law, and therefore, reversed the court of appeals' reinstatement of those claims; and (2) held that the district court failed to consider whether the Johnsons' non trespass claims that were not based on section 205.202(b) could survive summary judgment, and therefore, affirmed the court of appeals' reinstatement of those claims. Section 205.202(c) provides that any field from which crops are intended to be sold as organic must have distinct boundaries and buffer zones to prevent unintended application of a prohibited substance. Section 205.400 details the requirements that a producer must meet in order to gain organic certification. We first address the district court's conclusion that chemical pesticide drift cannot constitute a trespass. 205.400(f)(1). 205). exceeded the 5% tolerance limits established [under the federal organic-certification regulations], produce from these plants could have been sold as `organic'" We review the district court's interpretation of the organic-certification regulation de novo. 4 BACKGROUND2 I. Minn.Stat. The court of appeals also concluded that the district court erred in failing to separately analyze or discuss the Johnsons' claims that were not based on trespass or on 7 C.F.R. 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. Don't Miss Important Points of Law with BARBRI Outlines (Login Required). See, e.g., Bradley, 709 P.2d at 786, 791 (holding that the 3year trespass statute of limitations applied rather than the 2year nuisance statute of limitations). The Johnsons took this action because they believed that the presence of any amount of pesticide on their organic fields prohibited them from selling crops harvested from these fields as organic. Specifically, if the residue is caused by environmental contamination, but does not exceed the requisite levels, the product may continue to be sold as organic. The legal theories in the proposed amended complaint are identical to the original complaint, but the Johnsons allege damages, including the inconveniences just mentioned, unique to the 2008 incidents. Webipad 6th gen silver 32gb with case $160 (wdc > Ashburn) 2.8mi hide this posting restore restore this posting. Retired judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, serving by appointment pursuant to Minn. Const. 6511(c)(2). With respect to the nuisance claim, Minn.Stat. Among numerous other requirements, the NOP provides that land from which crops are intended to be sold as organic must [h]ave had no prohibited substances applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop. 7 C.F.R. We turn first to the portion of the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims that are based on 7 C.F.R. The district court granted summary judgment to Appellant and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. See Borland v. Sanders Lead Co., 369 So.2d 523, 529 (Ala.1979) (Whether an invasion of a property interest is a trespass or a nuisance does not depend upon whether the intruding agent is tangible or intangible . Instead, an analysis must be made to determine the interest interfered with. The operative regulation here requires that "[a]ny field or farm parcel from which harvested crops are intended to be sold, labeled, or represented as `organic' must . ] 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. (540) 454-8089. 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. And because the court concluded that the Johnsons' claims arising from the 2008 incidents would necessarily fail as a matter of law under the same analysis, the court denied the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims based on the 2008 incidents. . Having concluded that the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law, we turn next to their nuisance and negligence per se claims. When we read the phrase applied to it in 7 C.F.R. In other words, the tort of trespass is committed when a person intentionally enters or causes direct and tangible entry upon the land in possession of another. Dobbs, supra, 50 at 95 (footnotes omitted). Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 39091. 51, 602 N.W.2d 215, 21819 (Mich.Ct.App.1999) ([P]ossessory rights to real property include as distinct interests the right to exclude and the right to enjoy, violations of which give rise to the distinct causes of action respectively of trespass and nuisance. (citing Keeton, supra, 87)); John Larkin, Inc. v. Marceau, 184 Vt. 207, 959 A.2d 551, 555 (Vt.2008) (holding that landowner who sprayed pesticide on his land that drifted onto plaintiff's land did not commit trespass because there was no evidence that the pesticide interfered with the plaintiff's right to exclusive possession of his land). 193, 90 L.Ed. Cloud, MN, for respondent. 86, 342 P.2d 790, 793 (Or.1959) (suggesting that one explanation for the historical adherence to a distinction between tangible and intangible invasions of land was that science had not yet peered into the molecular and atomic world of small particles). 7 U.S.C. They asserted separately that some of the chemicals, presumably fertilizers, enhanced weed growth. In order to resolve the interpretation question presented, we must construe the regulation at issue7 C.F.R. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the conduct about which the Johnsons complain does not constitute a trespass in Minnesota. This is because the interference with possessory rights and interference with use and enjoyment rights are different. 205.671. You can explore additional available newsletters here. 295 (1907)). Because the district court erroneously concluded that the John-sons' 2007 claims cannot withstand summary judgment, the district court erred by refusing to allow the Johnsons to amend their complaint to add the claims related to the 2008 overspray. 6511(a). 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). 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1400 . Anderson, 693 N.W.2d at 187. The Johnsons appeal. 7 U.S.C. 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. 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. 80,548, 80,556 (Dec. 21, 2000) (codified at 7 C.F.R. 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. Trespassclaims address only tangible invasions of the right to exclusive possession of land. But any such directive was inconsistent with the plain language of 7 C.F.R. If the intrusion is to the interest in use and enjoyment of property, the law of nuisance applies.); see also J.D. Rosenberg, 685 N.W.2d at 332. 205.100, .102, .300 (2011); see also Minn. Stat. 541.07(7) (2010) (creating a 2year statute of limitations for all tort claims against pesticide applicators). See Adams v. ClevelandCliffs Iron Co., 237 Mich.App. Because these identify at least potential bases to recover damages, see Highview N. Apartments v. Cnty. 165 (1945) (stating that a law will not be strictly read if such reading results in the emasculation or deletion of a provision which a less literal reading would preserve.). Oluf Johnson posted signs at the farm's perimeter indicating that it was chemical free, maintained a buffer zone between his organic fields and his chemical-using neighbors' farms, and implemented a detailed crop-rotation plan. Johnson sold his herbicide-tainted crops at lower, nonorganic prices and, as required by federal regulation, removed the tainted field from organic production for three years. 205.202(b), before dismissing all of the Johnsons' claims, and that the district court had abused its discretion in denying the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims based on the 2008 incidents. New York - August 11, 2011 . The Johnsons claim that the pesticide drift caused them: (1) economic damages because they had to take the contaminated fields out of organic production for 3 years pursuant to 7 C.F.R. We therefore reverse the district court's dismissal of the Johnsons' claims, its denial of the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims related to other incidents of chemical drift, and its order denying a permanent injunction, and we remand for further proceedings. To prove a negligence claim, the plaintiff must show that the defendant breached a duty of care that proximately caused the plaintiff damage. We have previously held that invasion by water constitutes a trespass and invasion by a bullet constitutes a trespass. The MDA investigated and again cited the cooperative for illegally spraying, and the Johnsons again took the affected fields out of organic production for three years. 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. Because the district court failed to address whether there are any genuine issues of material fact on this aspect of the Johnsons' nuisance claim, we hold that the court erred when it dismissed the nuisance claim. 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)). WebPaynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co. EN English Deutsch Franais Espaol Portugus Italiano Romn Nederlands Latina Dansk Svenska Norsk Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Trke Suomi Latvian Lithuanian esk Unknown 205 (2012) (NOP). 205.202(b), fail as a matter of law, we reverse the court of appeals' reinstatement of those claims. But if, as the Johnsons contend, any applicationincluding driftwere prohibited by section 205.202(b), then section 205.671 would be superfluous. That section states only that if "residue testing detects prohibited substances at levels that are greater than 5 percent of the Environ-mental Protection Agency's tolerance for the specific residue detected or unavoidable residual environmental contamination, the agricultural product must not be sold, labeled, or represented as organically produced." 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. This statute has been held to require "harm" to the plaintiff and "wrongful conduct" by the defendant. It reasoned, "[A]s there is no evidence that chemical residue tests performed on the plants . Under that settlement, the cooperative paid damages and agreed to give the Johnsons 24 hours' notice before it sprayed in any adjacent field. 205.400(f)(1). Not only is the rule from the Bradley and Borland courts inconsistent with our trespass precedent, but the rule in those cases also blurs the line between trespass and nuisance. A10-1596, A10-2135 (Minn. Aug. 1, 2012). WebCase Brief (19,287) Case Opinion (19,683) Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. The cooperative's counter position, which is that "applied to" does not include unintended residual drift from overspray, is belied by the express language of the regulation. Greenwood v. Evergreen Mines Co., 220 Minn. 296, 312, 19 N.W.2d 726, 73435 (1945). 6508(a). The district court dismissed these claims on the ground that under Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. The certifying agent's erroneous interpretation of section 205.202(b) and the OFPA was the proximate cause of the Johnsons' injury, but the Johnsons cannot hold the Cooperative liable for the certifying agent's erroneous interpretation of the law. 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. 205.202(b) (2012) cover instances of pesticide drift, thereby, justifying certain of plaintiff organic farmers Johnsons nuisance and negligence per se claims for damages? See 7 U.S.C. A10-1596& A10-2135 State of Minnesota Supreme Court Oluf Johnson and Debra Johnson, vs. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, APPELLANT'S BRIEF AND ADDENDUM Date of Filing of Court of Appeals Decision: July 25, 2011 Kevin F. Gray (#185516) Respondents, Appellant. The court of appeals reversed. Liberty University. 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