205.202(b). 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. 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). 6511. American organic farming is regulated by the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. It has also recognized that a landowner owes a general duty "to adjoining or nearby premises" and observed that the duty leads to "liability [being] regularly imposed in cases concerning pesticide spray that drifted and killed bees" on neighboring land. 295, 297 (1907) (bullets and fallen game). 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 C.F.R. The Johnsons urge us, however, to construe the phrase applied to it to include actions of third parties, such as the pesticide drift that resulted from the Cooperative's spraying activity at issue here. 205.662(a), (c) (providing that any noncompliance with the NOP can lead to decertification)). They also contend that the drift caused additional record-keeping and other burdens in connection with the operation of their farm. 709 P.2d at 784, 790. See Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 389. 6511(d). They asked the district court to enjoin the cooperative from spraying within one-half mile of their farm and for damages based on common-law theories of trespass, nuisance, negligence per se, and battery. at 391. 802 N.W.2d at 391 (citing 7 C.F.R. 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. Because the Johnsons' interpretation nullifies part of the OFPA and the NOP, that interpretation is not reasonable, and we decline to adopt it. 205.202(b), fail as a matter of law. These findings were based exclusively on the predicate findings that the Johnsons failed to allege damages. Some particles are sufficiently large or dark to be observable, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke. United States Envtl. Email Address: All rights reserved. (540) 454-8089. 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. of Comm'rs, 713 N.W.2d 817, 828 n. 9 (Minn.2006) (noting that administrative regulations are governed by the same rules of construction that apply to statutes); cf. The phrase "applied to" is not defined in the regulations, but we hold that it implicitly includes unintentional pesticide drift. Respondents Oluf and 2006) (The distinction between nuisance and trespass is in the difference in the interest interfered with: in a nuisance action it is the use and enjoyment of land, while the interest in a trespass action is the exclusive possession of land.). And because the presence of pesticide on the Johnsons' fields allegedly caused those fields to be decertified, the court of appeals held that the Johnsons had viable claims for damages based 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. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 390. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. The OFPA focuses on the producers and handlers of the products that are marketed and sold as organic. Website. In Highview North Apartments v. County of Ramsey, we held that disruption and inconvenience caused by a nuisance are actionable damages. Oil Co. Poppler v. Wright Hennepin Coop. WebCase Nos. 205.202(b). 205.202(b) (emphasis added). To the extent that the Johnsons' proposed amended complaint includes such claims, the district court properly denied the Johnsons' motion to amend. See Minn. Stat 561.01. 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.). 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. PDF United States Court of Appeals The plaintiffs were organic farmers who alleged that Order Online. Cambern v. Hubbling, 307 Minn. 168, 171, 238 N.W.2d 622, 624 (1976) (If the trial court's rule is correct, it is not to be reversed solely because its stated reason was not correct.). 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. Total views 3. Foods, Inc. v. Cnty. 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. You're all set! 6501- 6523, and the associated federal regulations in NOP, 7 C.F.R. 12-678 No tags have been There is no dispute about the Johnsons' rightful possession of their fields. We therefore hold that the district court did not err in concluding that the Johnsons' trespass claim failed as a matter of law.10. The Johnsons were also told that [i]f the analysis indicate[d] contamination, they would have to take this land back to the beginning of 36month transition. Based on the OCIA's letter, and the dicamba found by the MDA, the Johnsons took the transitional soybean field back to the beginning of the 3year transition process. Because the Cooperative was not, and could not be, the proximate cause of the Johnsons' damage, we hold that the district court properly granted summary judgment to the Cooperative on the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims based on section 205 .202(b). I also dissent from the court's interpretation of 7 C.F.R. 2003), review denied (Minn. Aug. 5, 2003). The court of appeals reversed. 2(a)(1) (2010). Claim this business. Oil Co. Case below, 817 N.W.2d 693. Further, numerous regulations in Title 7, Part 205, explicitly govern the behavior of producers and handlers. 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. 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. The OFPA also specifically provides that producers of organic products shall not apply materials to seeds or seedlings that are contrary to, or inconsistent with, the applicable organic certification program. 7 U.S.C. As to the trespass claim, the court of appeals concluded that the district court read too much into Wendinger. Bad smell, we held, was a nuisance rather than a trespass because, although the essence of the intruding matter was technically a physical substance, it interferes with enjoyment and use of the property but not with its possession. 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. Rather, this section governs an organic producer's intentional application of prohibited substances onto fields from which organic products will be harvested .15. 205.202(b). Based on this conclusion, the court reasoned that the presence of any amount of pesticide on the Johnsons' fields rendered the Johnsons noncompliant with 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. Specifically, the Johnsons claim that the MDA required them to destroy a portion of their transitional soybeans affected by the alleged 2007 drift because of the presence of dicamba on and visual damage to the soybeans. In April 2010, the Johnsons moved to amend their complaint to include damages from the 2008 incidents. 31.925 (2010) (adopting the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 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. 205.202(b). Id. New Minnesota Trespass Case: Bad Smells v.s. If the intrusion interferes with the right to exclusive possession of property, the law of trespass applies. 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. When people or tangible objects enter the plaintiff's land without permission, these entries disturb the landowner's right to exclusively possess her land. VI, 10. We last address the district court's denial of the Johnsons' permanent injunction request. The district court adopted the interpretation of the NOP regulation that the Cooperative advances. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 39091. v. Kandiyohi Cnty. 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. 205.202(b). 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. 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. The MDA investigator did not observe any plant injury, but chemical testing revealed a minimal amount of glyphosate in the Johnsons' transitional alfalfa. 2001). STAR Ctrs., Inc. v. Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., 644 N.W.2d 72, 77 (Minn.2002). 193, 90 L.Ed. 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). 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. As is true for the OFPA and the NOP as a whole, section 205.202(c) is also directed at the producer of organic products, not third parties. Oil Co., 802 N.W.2d 383 (Minn.App.2011). 369 So.2d 523, 525, 530 (Ala. 1979). Moreover, it is not necessary for us to depart from our traditional understanding of trespass because other causes of actionnuisance and negligenceprovide remedies for the type of behavior at issue in this case. 192, 61 L.Ed. 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 The district court granted summary judgment in the cooperative's favor and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. 205.100, .102 (describing which products can carry the organic label). We are not to adopt an interpretation that renders one section of the regulatory scheme a nullity. In summary, trespass claims address tangible invasions of the right to exclusive possession of land, and nuisance claims address invasions of the right to use and enjoyment of land. He also notified commercial pesticide sprayer Paynseville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company of the transition. But there is no statute of limitations difference in Minnesota. 205.202(b), a third party's pesticide drift cannot cause a field to lose organic certification. Oluf Johnson complained to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) after the 2002 overspray. Minnesota Attorney Generals Office . 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. And we have held that errant bullets shot onto another's property constitutes a trespass. Defendant claimed that the invasion of particulate matter does not constitute atrespassin Minnesota as a matter of law. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, Appellant. For example, in Borland v. Sanders Lead Co., Inc., the Alaska Supreme Court recognized that lead particulates and sulfoxide can constitute trespass, reasoning that "if, as a result of the defendant's [smelting] operation, the polluting substance is deposited upon the plaintiffs property, thus interfering with his exclusive possessory interest by causing substantial damage to the Res, then the plaintiff may seek his remedy in trespass." The Understanding Law Video Lecture Series: Monthly Subscription ($19 / Month) Finally, they allege that Oluf Johnson suffers from cotton mouth, swollen throat and headaches when exposed to pesticide drift. The district court granted summary judgment to Appellant and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. Trespassclaims address only tangible invasions of the right to exclusive possession of land. 1998), review denied (Minn. Dec. 15, 1998). Liberty University. Our conclusion that the district court properly dismissed the Johnsons' negligence per se and nuisance claims based on 7 C.F.R. Bd. Considered and decided by ROSS, Presiding Judge; STAUBER, Judge; and HARTEN, Judge. 2000) (defining particulate matter as "[m]aterial suspended in the air in the form of minute solid particles or liquid droplets, especially when considered an atmospheric pollutant"). And they alleged that the overspray forced them to destroy some of their crops. Our first task is to determine whether the regulation is ambiguous. 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). P. 15.01. After receiving these test results, the Johnsons took the affected alfalfa field out of organic production for an additional 3 years. Ass'n. Because the Johnsons did not apply pesticides to the field, the Cooperative argues that section 205.202(b) does not restrict the Johnsons' sale of organic products. The district court granted summary judgment and dismissed the Johnsons' trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se claims. 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. 1(2), (3) (2010) (creating a 6year statute of limitations for statutory actions like nuisance and establishing a 6year statute of limitations for trespass). Co., 104 Wash.2d 677, 709 P.2d 782, 791 (Wash.1985) (When airborne particles are transitory or quickly dissipate, they do not interfere with a property owner's possessory rights and, therefore, are properly denominated as nuisances.). . 205.202(b). More. 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. Rosenberg v. Heritage Renovations, LLC, 685 N.W.2d 320, 332 (Minn.2004). 205.100, .102, .300 (2011); see also Minn. Stat. 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. In the absence of actual damages, the trespasser is liable for nominal damages. We have not specifically considered the question of whether particulate matter can result in a trespass. Drifted particles did not affect plaintiffs possession of the land. 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. 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. Plaintiffs brought actions ontrespass,nuisanceandnegligence per se. Respondents Oluf and Debra Johnson (Johnsons) are organic farmers. 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. Because those rest on erroneous conclusions of law, the district court's reason for denying the injunction fails. Lee & Barry A. Lindahl, 4 Modern Tort Law: Liability and Litigation 38:1 (2d ed. Here, the district court concluded that the Johnsons' amendments adding the 2008 claims would not withstand summary judgment for the same reasons that the 2007 claims for trespass, negligence per se, and nuisance failed. Organic farmers Oluf and Debra Johnson filed a civil suit alleging that the Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company sprayed a chemical pesticide that Id. 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. In response to this MDA directive, the Johnsons destroyed approximately 10 acres of their soybean crop. WebAssistant Attorneys General . See Borland, 369 So.2d at 527 (noting, the same conduct on the part of a defendant may, and often does, result in the actionable invasion of exclusive possession of the property and use and enjoyment). 7 U.S.C. . 1989). Under the plain language of 7 C.F.R. Wendinger v. Forst Farms, Inc., 662 N.W.2d 546, 550 (Minn.App.2003) (noting that Minnesota has not recognized trespass by particulate matter and rejecting a trespass claim because the odors of which the [plaintiffs] complain interfere with the use and enjoyment of their land, not with their exclusive possession of it), rev. Similarly, section 205.400 does not support the Johnsons' proposed construction of section 205.202(b). 6504(2). The errant dispersion of pesticides, which contain chemicals designed to affect the land, can interfere with possession. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 38889. Learn more about FindLaws newsletters, including our terms of use and privacy policy. Case opinion for MN Court of Appeals Oluf Johnson, et al., Appellants, v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, Respondent.. et al., Appellants, v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, Respondent. 5 were here. 205.202(b) (2012), a producer's intentional placement of pesticides onto fields from which crops were intended to be harvested and sold as organic was prohibited, but section 205.202(b) did not regulate the drift of pesticides onto those fields. Of Elec. (Emphasis added). But when the Johnsons gave the cooperative an invoice documenting their losses from the overspray, the cooperative refused to pay. They alleged that the drift has caused "substantial inconveniences" because they are required to report the contamination and it affects their crop rotations, organic-farm planning, and record keeping. See 7 C.F.R. Relying on cases from other jurisdictions that were explicitly distinguished in Wendinger, the court of appeals held that pesticide drift can interfere with possession and therefore a trespass action can arise from a chemical pesticide being deposited in [discernible] and consequential amounts onto one agricultural property as the result of errant overspray during application directed at another. Id. 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. 561.01 (2010) (stating that a nuisance action "may be brought by any person whose property is injuriously affected or whose personal enjoyment is lessened by the nuisance"); Anderson, 693 N.W.2d at 189-91 (requiring damages for a negligence-per-se action). Intro to Legal Research. 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