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. 205.202(b), the court of appeals disagreed with the district court's interpretation of the NOP regulations. See 7 U.S.C. 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. This determination was based on the court's conclusion that because there was no evidence that any chemical on the Johnsons' crops exceeded the 5 percent tolerance level in 7 C.F.R. The Johnsons also reported the alleged pesticide drift to their organic certifying agent, the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), as they were required to do under the NOP. 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. "Summary judgment is appropriate when the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, shows that there is no genuine issue of material fact and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." of Aitkin, 266 N.W.2d 704, 705 (Minn.1978) (citation omitted); see generally 46 Dunnell Minn. Digest Trespass 1.02 (4th ed.2000). 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. 32 Catoctin Cir SE Leesburg VA 20175. Farmers Union Co Op No 2 Lot F26 Davenport 2015 Farmers union 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. Elec. The district court granted summary judgment and dismissed the Johnsons' trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se claims. The Johnsons sued Appellant on theories including trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se, seeking damages and injunctive relief. This regulation is at the heart of the Johnsons' claim for damages; they argue that the pesticides were prohibited substances that were "applied to" their field during the cooperative's overspraying, preventing them from selling their crops on the organic market. We recognize that we expressly distinguished Borland and Bradley in our discussion in Wendinger and characterized them as examples of cases in which other jurisdictions, unlike Minnesota, had recognized trespass actions by particulate matter. The OFPA focuses on the producers and handlers of the products that are marketed and sold as organic. Sime v. Jensen, 213 Minn. 476, 481, 7 N.W.2d 325, 328 (1942); see also Romans v. Nadler, 217 Minn. 174, 18081, 14 N.W.2d 482, 486 (1944) (citing Whittaker v. Stangvick, 100 Minn. 386, 111 N.W. 205.202(b), before dismissing all of the Johnsons' claims, and that the district court had abused its discretion in denying the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims based on the 2008 incidents. As other courts have suggested, the same conduct may constitute both trespass and nuisance. The court of appeals reversed. The compliance provision in the OFPA statute7 U.S.C. 205.671. Johnson again notified the MDA in 2008 about the cooperative's spraying in July and August. 6504(2). In Minnesota, a trespass is 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. All Am. For the purposes of this appeal from summary judgment, we assume the following facts, which we perceive to be either undisputed or the reasonable inferences of disputed facts construed in the light most favorable to the Johnsons as the nonmoving parties. 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Finally, because trespass is an intentional tort, reasonableness on the part of the defendant is not a defense to trespass liability. The district court dismissed the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims because the court concluded that the Johnsons had not proven damages. Rather, this section governs an organic producer's intentional application of prohibited substances onto fields from which organic products will be harvested .15. 31.925 (2010) (adopting the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. 7 C.F.R. While the court of appeals expressly reversed the district court's denial of the Johnsons' claim for a, At that time, the binding precedent was this court's opinion in the same case, in which we held that a fine, Full title:Oluf JOHNSON, et al., Appellants, v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE. 205.202(b) (2012). Claim this business. The district court concluded that the Johnsons failed to present prima facie evidence of damages caused by the pesticide drift. 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. The district court granted summary judgment in the cooperative's favor and dismissed all of the Johnsons' claims. See Adams v. ClevelandCliffs Iron Co., 237 Mich.App. 205.202(b). 205.203(c) (2012) (The producer must manage plant and animal materials). 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 court of appeals reversed. 205). Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. But, as set forth above, the Johnsons' nuisance claim, to the extent it is not based on 7 C.F.R. The court of appeals forged new ground in this case and extended Minnesota trespass jurisprudence when it held that a trespass could occur through the entry of intangible objects, such as the particulate matter at issue here. A10-1596& A10-2135 State of Minnesota Supreme Court Oluf Johnson and Debra Johnson, vs. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company, APPELLANT'S BRIEF AND ADDENDUM Date of Filing of Court of Appeals Decision: July 25, 2011 Kevin F. Gray (#185516) Respondents, Appellant. Ins. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. Rosenberg, 685 N.W.2d at 332. The more specific holdings in chemical drift trespass cases in other jurisdictions are consistent with our holding today. See Rosenberg, 685 N.W.2d at 332. Whether plaintiffstrespassclaim fails as a matter of law? 2(a)(1) (2010). Keeton, supra, 13 at 7172. And while wafting odors will not affect the composition of the land, a liquid chemical pesticide or herbicide being sprayed for agricultural purposes will; by design, it descends and clings to soil or plants, killing organisms. These cases go beyond our precedent because they conclude that intangible objects can support a claim for trespass to land. We hold that a trespass action can arise from a chemical pesticide being deposited in discernable and consequential amounts onto one agricultural property as the result of errant overspray during application directed at another. , 132 S.Ct. This action involves alleged pesticide contamination of organic farm fields in central Minnesota. The Court also explained that including intangible matters as causes oftrespasswould also impose on the property owners the obligation to demonstrate that the invasion causes some consequence. The regulation says nothing about what should happen if the residue testing shows less than five-percent contamination. . Before discussing the factual background of this case, it is helpful to briefly summarize the organic farming regulations at issue. Our rules of statutory interpretation (which we apply to regulations) do not permit us to add words to a regulation whether the words were purposefully omitted or inadvertently overlooked. Premier Bank v. Becker Dev., LLC, 785 N.W.2d 753, 760 (Minn.2010). 205.202(b) (2012), (2) economic damages because they had to destroy some crops, (3) inconvenience, and (4) adverse health effects. Of Elec. Minnesota has adopted the OFPA and the NOP as its state organic farming law. See 7 U.S.C. In other words, in order for products to be sold as organic, the organic farmer must not have applied prohibited substances to the field from which the product was harvested for a period of 3 years preceding the harvest.13. New York - August 11, 2011 . (Emphasis added). We turn next to the district court's denial of the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims based on the 2008 incidents of pesticide drift. 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. They must also certify on an annual basis that they have not sold products labeled as organic except in accordance with the OFPA, and producers must allow the certifying agent an on-site inspection of their farm every year. We remand for further proceedings arising from the reversal. Yes. 541.05, subd. The states may adopt the federal standards or they may impose more restrictive requirements governing products sold as organic. 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. 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. 205.202(c) and 7 C.F.R. WebThe Johnsons, organic farmers, claimed that while Appellant, a cooperative, was spraying pesticide onto conventionally farmed fields adjacent to the Johnsons' fields, some Our conclusion that the district court properly dismissed the Johnsons' negligence per se and nuisance claims based on 7 C.F.R. As discussed above, the Johnsons' 2007 trespass claim and claims based on 7 C.F.R. The Johnsons took this action because they believed that the presence of any amount of pesticide on their organic fields prohibited them from selling crops harvested from these fields as organic. at 387. 205.200 (2012) (The producer or handler must comply with the applicable provisions); 7 C.F.R. Having concluded that the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law, we turn next to their nuisance and negligence per se claims. 6503(a) (directing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an organic certification program for producers and handlers of agricultural products). After receiving these test results, the Johnsons took the affected alfalfa field out of organic production for an additional 3 years. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 390. DLH, Inc. v. Russ, 566 N.W.2d 60, 71 (Minn. 1997). A district court should permit amendments unless it finds that the adverse party would be prejudiced. But any such directive was inconsistent with the plain language of 7 C.F.R. The NOP regulation that specifically implements this compliance provision in the statute7 C.F.R. In other words, the question presented is whether the Johnsons created an issue for trial that the Cooperative's pesticide drift required the Johnsons to remove their field from organic production due to 7 C.F.R. The argument is persuasive. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Co-op. The question therefore is not one of damages but is more properly framed as a question of causation. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. 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. 80,548, 80,556 (Dec. 21, 2000) (codified at 7 C.F.R. 541.07(7) (2010) (creating a 2year statute of limitations for all tort claims against pesticide applicators). Case 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 member owned farm that has products and services, among other things, applies pesticides to farm fields. Respondents Oluf and Debra Johnsons are organic farmers. Foods, Inc. v. Cnty. 6511(c)(1). Under that settlement, the cooperative paid damages and agreed to give the Johnsons 24 hours' notice before it sprayed in any adjacent field. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Co Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained Quimbee 37.2K subscribers Subscribe 2 Share 167 The district court adopted the interpretation of the NOP regulation that the Cooperative advances. 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. Intro to Legal Research. 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. Weborganic - Page 14 - Food & Beverage Litigation Update The connection between actual and proximate causation, Aegis Insurance Services, Inc. v. 7 World Trade Co. V. UNITED . Webipad 6th gen silver 32gb with case $160 (wdc > Ashburn) 2.8mi hide this posting restore restore this posting. 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. 7 U.S.C. 6511and the corresponding NOP regulation7 C.F.R. Defendant was a company that sprayed pesticide on conventionally farmed fields adjacent to the plaintiffs fields. [h]ave had no prohibited substances . While section 205.202(a) implicitly references producers and handlers, by referring to provisions that specifically prescribe their conduct, section 205.202(b) does not do so in any way. 205.202(b). 7 U.S.C. We decline the Johnsons' invitation to abandon the traditional distinctions between trespass and nuisance law. 205.202(b), unambiguously means that the organic farmer intentionally applied the prohibited substance to the field. 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. To prove a negligence claim, the plaintiff must show that the defendant breached a duty of care that proximately caused the plaintiff damage. In this report, the Johnsons alleged that there was pesticide drift onto one of their transitional alfalfa fields after the Cooperative applied Roundup Power Max and Select Max (containing the chemicals glyphosate and clethodium) to a neighboring conventional farmer's field. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. address. 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. Anderson v. State, Dep't of Natural Res., 693 N.W.2d 181, 186 (Minn. 2005). (540) 454-8089. 369 So.2d 523, 525, 530 (Ala. 1979). 7 U.S.C. Minnesota Attorney Generals Office . And the defendant's entry must be done by means of some physical, tangible agency in order to constitute a trespass. We therefore hold that the district court did not err in concluding that the Johnsons' trespass claim failed as a matter of law.10. With this regulatory scheme in mind, we turn to the incidents that gave rise to this lawsuit. Because the regulations and commentary fail to expressly state what happens if drift causes a less-than-five-percent contamination to an organic farm, we assume that the certifying agent has the discretion to decertify or not decertify the field. Id. 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 [. And requiring that a property owner prove that she suffered some consequence from the trespasser's invasion before she is able to seek redress for that invasion offends traditional principles of ownership by endanger[ing] the right of exclusion itself. Adams, 602 N.W.2d at 217, 221 (declining to recognize a trespass claim for dust, noise, and vibrations emanating from defendant's mining operation). 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 court looked outside Minnesota to support the holding it reached.8 Id. On July 3, 2008, the Johnsons reported another incident of alleged contamination to the MDA. Remanded. The Johnsons contend that as long as there is damage to the land resulting from deposition of particulate matter a viable claim for trespass exists. The Cooperative argues that the invasion of particulate matter does not, as a matter of law, constitute a trespass in Minnesota. . Labs., Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S, U.S. Because the Johnsons still have a viable nuisance claim, and an injunction is a potential remedy for a nuisance, we hold that the district court erred when it dismissed the Johnsons' request for permanent injunctive relief. The proper distinction between trespass and nuisance should be the nature of the property interest affected. 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. We considered but rejected the theory that the fumes were the kind of physical intrusion onto property that could support a trespass claim, even though, scientifically speaking, odorous elements within fumes are indeed physical substances, which we referred to as merely "particulate matter." 205.202(b). This Court evaluated the issue by discussing the nature and purpose oftrespasslaw which is to prevent the intentional interference with rights of exclusive possession. Similarly, section 205.400 does not support the Johnsons' proposed construction of section 205.202(b). Haley v. Forcelle, 669 N.W.2d 48, 55 (Minn.App. We granted the Cooperative's petition for review, and on appeal, the Cooperative argues that (1) the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law; (2) all of the Johnsons' claims fail as a matter of law because the Johnsons have not shown damages; (3) the district court did not err when it denied the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint; and (4) the district court did not err when it denied the Johnsons a permanent injunction. E .g., In re Cities of Annandale & Maple Lake, 731 N.W.2d 502, 516 (Minn.2007) (considering whether a federal regulation was ambiguous). Having concluded that applied to it refers to situations where the producer has applied prohibited substances to the field, we must consider whether the district court correctly dismissed the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims based on 7 C.F.R. 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