PIERCE v. RIGGS

No. 86-505.

540 A.2d 655 (1987)

Russell PIERCE v. Gary and Susan RIGGS.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

December 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charon A. True, St. Albans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jane Hart Marter of Paul, Frank & Collins, Inc., Burlington, for defendants-appellees.

Before ALLEN, C.J., PECK, DOOLEY and MAHADY, JJ., and BARNEY, C.J. (Ret.), Specially Assigned.


MAHADY, Justice.

This is a nuisance action in which plaintiff complains that the barking of dogs in a kennel maintained by defendants impairs the quiet enjoyment of his property. Plaintiff sought injunctive relief and monetary damages. The trial court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment.

Two issues are presented. The first is whether the trial court faced with a motion for summary judgment should have considered an affidavit filed by plaintiff...

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