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FREEMAN v. GRAIN PROCESSING CORP.

No. 13-0723.

848 N.W.2d 58 (2014)

Laurie FREEMAN, Sharon Mockmore, Beccy Boysel, Gary D. Boysel, Linda L. Goreham, Gary R. Goreham, Kelcey Brackett, and Bobbie Lynn Weatherman, Appellants, v. GRAIN PROCESSING CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 13, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah E. Siskind , Barry J. Blonien and David Baltmanis of Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C., Madison, Wisconsin, Andrew L. Hope of Hope Law Firm, P.L.C., West Des Moines, James C. Larew and Claire M. Diallo of Larew Law Office, Iowa City, for appellants.

Michael R. Reck , Mark McCormick , Charles F. Becker , Kelsey J. Knowles of Belin McCormick, P.C., Des Moines, Steven J. Havercamp and Eric M. Knoernschild of Stanley, Lande & Hunter, P.C., Muscatine, Joshua B. Frank and Charles A. Loughlin of Baker Botts L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Joshua T. Mandelbaum , Des Moines, and Howard A. Learner , Chicago, Illinois, for amici curiae Environmental Law & Policy Center and Iowa Environmental Council.

Ronald A. May of Gomez, May LLP, Davenport, James L. Huffman , Portland, Oregon, Scott A. Shepard , Chicago, Illinois, Roger E. Meiners , Arlington, Texas, and Andrew Morriss , Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for amicus curiae Property and Environment Research Center.

Sarah E. Crane of Davis Brown Law Firm, Des Moines, and Richard O. Faulk of Hollingsworth LLP, Washington, D.C., for amici curiae National Association of Manufacturers, Council of Industrial Boiler Owners, National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc., National Mining Association, Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc., and Textile Rental Services Association of America.

APPEL, Justice.

Eight residents of Muscatine filed a lawsuit1 on behalf of themselves and other similarly situated Muscatine residents against Grain Processing Corporation (GPC), which operates a local corn wet milling facility. The residents claim the operations at GPC's facility cause harmful pollutants and noxious odors to invade their land, thereby diminishing the full use and enjoyment of their properties. They base their claims on...

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