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Blue Ink, Ltd. v. Two Farms, Inc.

Full Case Name
BLUE INK, LTD. v. TWO FARMS, INC. d/b/a Royal Farms, Inc.
Description

Plaintiff company brought a suit for private nuisance against defendant gas station due to illumination intereference by the gas station on plaintiff's plans to expand its drive-in theater experience. The Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment to set aside the trial court's judgment and damages awarded in favor of plaintiff due to legally insufficient evidence to support a private nuisance claim against defendant.

Date
07-30-2014
Court
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Jurisdiction
Maryland
Plaintiffs
Defendants
Incident Location
Middle River, MD
Disputed Act

Plaintiff company brought a suit for private nuisance against defendant gas station due to illumination intereference by the gas station on plaintiff's plans to expand its drive-in theater experience. The jury in the trial court ruled in favor of plaintiff, awarding damages because plaintiff had to build a fence to block out the illumination. The circuit court found there was insufficient evidence for a jury to find a private nuisance, set the jury’s verdict aside, and entered judgment in favor of defendant.

Holding
The Court affirmed the circuit court's judgment to set aside the trial court's judgement in favor of Blue Ink (dba Bengies) due to legally insufficient evidence to support a private nuisance claim and damages against defendant.
Disposition