But the Johnsons argue that Bradley and Borland reflect the modern view of trespass and urge us to likewise abandon the traditional distinctions between trespass and nuisance when considering invasions by particulate matter. Before discussing the factual background of this case, it is helpful to briefly summarize the organic farming regulations at issue. 13, at 71. Our review of cases from other jurisdictions reveals that courts have abandoned the distinction between trespass and nuisance, at least in part, because courts generally favor allowing parties to vindicate wrongs and, in many jurisdictions, actions for trespass have a longer statute of limitations than actions for nuisance. Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) is a member owned farm products and services provider that, among Further, numerous regulations in Title 7, Part 205, explicitly govern the behavior of producers and handlers. v. Kandiyohi Cnty. We consider each of these issues in turn. If the intrusion is to the interest in use and enjoyment of property, the law of nuisance applies.); see also J.D. Oil Co. 817 n.w.2d 693 (minn. 2012) Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) was a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applied pesticides to farm fields. 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 Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 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You can explore additional available newsletters here. Kevin F. Gray, Matthew W. Moehrle, Rajkowski Hansmeier, Ltd., St. 6511(a). 205.203(a) (2012) (The producer must select and implement tillage and cultivation practices); 7 C.F.R. 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. Thereafter, the Johnsons sued the Cooperative, on theories including trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se and sought damages and injunctive relief. Rather than adopt a categorical conclusion that particulate matter can never cause a trespass, I conclude, as discussed above, that it may constitute a trespass under some circumstances. Instead of focusing on the intangible nature of pesticide drift, the court of appeals focused on the harm caused by it, stating that pesticide drift will affect the composition of the land. Id. In contrast to the provisions that specifically regulate the behavior of producers, the language in section 205.202(b) focuses on a characteristic of the field and does not refer to the producer, handler, or farmer. We remand for further proceedings arising from the reversal. On July 3, 2008, the Johnsons reported another incident of alleged contamination to the MDA. Agency, http://www .epa.gov/pm/ (last updated June 28, 2012). 662 N.W.2d at 550. Defendants pesticide drifted and contaminated plaintiffs organic fields. 7 C.F.R. The proper distinction between trespass and nuisance should be the nature of the property interest affected. 205.202(b). Should the agent determine that the residue came from the intentional application of a prohibited substance, the product may not be sold as organic. 541.05, subd. 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. 7 U.S.C. The Court noted that under 7 C.F.R. 1989). With this regulatory scheme in mind, we turn to the incidents that gave rise to this lawsuit. We next address the district court's conclusion that the Johnsons failed to allege damages, an essential element of their nuisance and negligence-per-se claims. Intro to Legal Research. We hold that it can. The appellate court reversed. The regulations require farmers to develop detailed production and handling practices that prevent the commingling of organic and nonorganic foods. Thank you and the best of luck to you on your LSAT exam. The Supreme Court (1) concluded that the Johnsons' trespass claim and claim for damages based on 7 C.F.R. 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. 2(b) (2010), and to spray pesticide in a manner "inconsistent with a label or labeling," Minn. Stat. THE PARTIES AGREEMENTS Cogent and DT interconnect at eight 1670, 1680, 182 L.Ed.2d 678 (2012) (noting that courts are to consider questions of statutory interpretation by looking at phrases in the context of the entire statute). 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. 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 [. 205.202(b). We therefore hold that the district court did not err in concluding that the Johnsons' trespass claim failed as a matter of law.10. 1987). 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. 2. See 7 C.F.R. 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). In January 2009, the Johnsons sued the cooperative for the 2005 and 2007 incidents. Specifically, the court concluded that the Johnsons had no evidence of damages from any alleged drift because there is no evidence said drift caused [the Johnsons] to lose their organic certification and there is no evidence that [the Johnsons] could not still sell their crops as organic since the levels of prohibited substances were below the applicable tolerance levels. Based on this conclusion, the court granted the Cooperative summary judgment and dismissed the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims. James A. Henderson, Jr. et al., The Torts Process 386 (7th ed.2007). The MDA did not observe any plant injury to the alfalfa field or plants, grass and weeds, but chemical testing revealed the presence, at minimal levels, of chloropyrifos, the active ingredient in another pesticide, Lorsban Advanced. Traditionally, trespasses are distinct from nuisances: [t]he law of nuisance deals with indirect or intangible interference with an owner's use and enjoyment of land, while trespass deals with direct and tangible interferences with the right to exclusive possession of land. Dobbs, supra, 50 at 96. Of Elec. 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. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. In addition, the Johnsons' nuisance claim alleges that pesticides below the recommended dosage can spur weed growth and that they have had to take extra measures to control weeds in 2007 and 2008 as a result of drift onto their fields from the Cooperative's actions. 12-678 No tags have been In Highview North Apartments v. County of Ramsey, we held that disruption and inconvenience caused by a nuisance are actionable damages. 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. 205.202(b) (2012). 6511(c)(2)(A). Prot. 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. Under the plain language of 7 C.F.R. The OFPA focuses on the producers and handlers of the products that are marketed and sold as organic. Both those cases and this one, unlike Wendinger, involved the dispersion of substances that entered into and settled onto land in discernable and allegedly damaging deposits. 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. applied to it for a period of 3 years immediately preceding harvest of the crop." Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op. Id. But if, as the Johnsons contend, any applicationincluding driftwere prohibited by section 205.202(b), then section 205.671 would be superfluous. Oluf Johnson complained to the cooperative after the 1998 incident, and it apologized, promising to "make it right." 205.202(b), and therefore that OCIA had discretion to decertify the Johnsons' fields. The district court initially issued a temporary injunction, but after dismissing the Johnsons' claims on the merits, it vacated that injunction and denied the Johnsons' request for a permanent injunction. Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) is a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applies pesticides to farm fields. 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. 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. Defendants pesticide drifted and contaminated plaintiffs 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. Because those rest on erroneous conclusions of law, the district court's reason for denying the injunction fails. 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. 7 U.S.C. 7 U.S.C. This distinction between inference with possessory rights and interference with use and enjoyment rights is reflected in the only reported decisions in Minnesota, both from the court of appeals, which reached the question of whether an invasion by particulate matter constitutes a trespass. Whether plaintiffstrespassclaim fails as a matter of law? This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. 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. Id. There is no dispute about the Johnsons' rightful possession of their fields. 295 (1907)). 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. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 205.671. 6511(c)(2)(A) (2006) would not prohibit the product's sale as an organic product because the producer had not applied the prohibited pesticide. 205.202(b), does not, however, end our analysis of those claims. Organic farmers Oluf and Debra Johnson filed a civil suit alleging that the Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company sprayed a chemical pesticide that _____ Arlo H. Vande 18B.07 (2010) by direct[ing] pesticide[s] onto property beyond the boundaries of the target site, using the pesticides in a manner inconsistent with their labels, and endangering the Johnsons' agricultural products. 2(a)(1) (2010). One of these specific practices provides that in order to be sold as organic, the product must not be produced on land to which any prohibited substances, including synthetic chemicals, have been applied during the 3 years immediately preceding the harvest of the agricultural products. 7 U.S.C. 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. Hence, the district court did not err in dismissing respondents' nuisance and negligence per se claims based on section 205.202(b). But to the extent that the amended complaint alleges claims for the 2008 incidents that are not based in trespass or on 7 C.F.R. The court holds that Minnesota does not recognize claims for trespass by particulate matter. KidCloverButterfly14. More. Don't Miss Important Points of Law with BARBRI Outlines (Login Required). Instead, they primarily complain that the liquid chemicals that the cooperative sprayed into the air from neighboring fields drifted, landed, and remained on the Johnsons' organic crops in detectable form, contaminating them. 7 U.S.C. 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. Prot. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 39091. Labs., Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, U.S. See SCI Minn. Funeral Servs., Inc. v. WashburnMcReavy Funeral Corp., 795 N.W.2d 855, 865 (Minn.2011) (reviewing de novo whether claimants had alleged the elements of a claim). We have recognized nuisance claims when a plaintiff can show that the defendant's conduct caused an interference with the use or enjoyment of the plaintiff's property. And similarly, the Washington Supreme Court held in Bradley v. American Smelting and Refining Co. that arsenic and cadmium particles emitted from a smelting plant and landing on the plaintiffs' land could also constitute a trespass. The district court granted summary judgment in the cooperative's favor and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. The email address cannot be subscribed. The question therefore is not one of damages but is more properly framed as a question of causation. We hold that the phrase "applied to" in section 205.202(b) includes drift as an unintentional application of pesticide. As the Johnsons read section 205.202(b), any amount of pesticide, no matter how it came into contact with the field, would require that the field be taken out of organic production for 3 years. The MDA investigated and determined that the cooperative illegally sprayed herbicide, causing visually apparent tainting of the Johnsons' crops consistent with drift. The district court inferred too much from the regulation. One of the purposes of the OFPA is to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products. 7 U.S.C. See Rosenberg, 685 N.W.2d at 332. 6504(2). 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. In a breach of contract case, the court can consider ordering specific performance as long as the innocent party asks for that remedy. The district court granted, in part, the Johnsons' motion for a temporary injunction on June 26, 2009, requiring the Cooperative to give the Johnsons notice before it sprayed pesticides on land adjoining the Johnsons' organic farm. 323 N.W.2d 65, 73 (Minn.1982). 6501-6523 (2006) (OFPA), on regulating the practices of the producer of organic products, the phrase unambiguously regulates behavior by the producer. We review the district court's decision whether to grant an injunction for abuse of discretion. The use of different words in the two provisions supports the conclusion that the sections address different behavior. It concluded that the claims arising from the 2005 overspray are time barred. WebPaynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company :: Supreme Court of the United States :: Administrative Proceeding No. We begin with a discussion of the tort of trespass. PLST. Section 205.671 addresses the disqualifying level for unavoidable residual environmental contamination referenced in section 6511 of the OFPA. The cooperative points to section 205.671 to urge a different holding. 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). But section 205.202(b) does not regulate drift; instead, it provides that prohibited substances are not to be applied to organic fields. 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. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the conduct about which the Johnsons complain does not constitute a trespass in Minnesota. 205 .202(b). But because the district court failed to consider whether the Johnsons' non trespass claims that were not based on 7 C.F.R. After a hearing, the district court granted the Cooperative summary judgment on all of the Johnsons' claims, denied the Johnsons' motion to amend, and vacated the temporary injunction.4. 205.202(b). See Markham v. Cabell, 326 U.S. 404, 409, 66 S.Ct. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. Because the Johnsons did not have any evidence of damages based on the NOP regulations, the court concluded that all of the Johnsons' claims must be dismissed and the temporary injunction vacated. 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. Get free summaries of new Minnesota Supreme Court opinions delivered to your inbox! 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. 6511and the corresponding NOP regulation7 C.F.R. . The states may adopt the federal standards or they may impose more restrictive requirements governing products sold as organic. 205.202(b), the court of appeals disagreed with the district court's interpretation of the NOP regulations. 2003), review denied (Minn. Nov. 25, 2003). He smelled chemicals in the air over his field, leaving him with "cottonmouth, headache and nausea" and his wife a headache and nausea. Minnesota has adopted the OFPA and the NOP as its state organic farming law. . The more specific holdings in chemical drift trespass cases in other jurisdictions are consistent with our holding today. The district court consequently denied the Johnsons' request for permanent injunctive relief. See H. Christiansen & Sons, Inc. v. City of Duluth, 225 Minn. 475, 480, 31 N.W.2d 270, 27374 (1948). 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