Moon v. North Idaho Farmers Association
Idaho Supreme Court
96 P.3d 637 (2004)
- Written by Colette Routel, JD
Facts
Lawrence Moon and other landowners (collectively, Moon) (plaintiffs) brought a class-action lawsuit against seed growers, including the North Idaho Farmers Association (the farmers) (defendants) claiming that smoke produced by the farmers burning their post-harvest fields constituted a trespass and created a nuisance. Moon sought an injunction along with compensatory and punitive damages for their injuries. While the lawsuit was pending, the Idaho legislature passed a law that immunized grass farmers from nuisance or trespass liability when burning their fields in conformity with certain legal requirements. The trial court declared the new law an unconstitutional taking, however, and refused to grant the farmers immunity from Moon’s lawsuit. The farmers appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Burdick, J.)
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