The Environmental Protection Agency defines particulate matter as a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets made up of a number of components, including acids (such as nitrates and sulfates), organic chemicals, metals, and soil or dust particles. United States Envtl. WebPaynesville Farmers Union Coop. We consider each of these issues in turn. Bradley v. Am. 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. Imposing this restriction on a trespass claim is inconsistent with our precedent that provides a remedy to a property owner for any trivial trespass. Romans, 217 Minn. at 180, 14 N.W.2d at 486. We turn to the district court's denial of the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to add claims arising out of the 2008 drift. 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. 205 (2012) (NOP). 65016523 (2006) (OFPA), and the associated federal regulations in the National Organic Program, 7 C.F.R. favorite this post Jan 16 Couch for sale $250 (wdc > Leesburg) 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. Foods, Inc. v. Cnty. These findings were based exclusively on the predicate findings that the Johnsons failed to allege damages. 13, at 71. 104 Wash.2d 677, 709 P.2d 782, 786-90 (1985). of Mapleview, 293 Minn. 106, 10809, 196 N.W.2d 626, 62829 (1972); Huber v. City of Blue Earth, 213 Minn. 319, 322, 6 N.W.2d 471, 473 (1942). 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. The court of appeals reversed and remanded. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. The MDA detected pesticide residue, and so Johnson took the field out of organic production. The Cooperative's pesticide drift therefore could not proximately cause the Johnsons' soybean field to be taken out of organic production for 3 years. Because only one of the three chemicals was present based on its testing, the MDA concluded that it can not be proven if the detections were from drift. And even though the testing did not find diflufenzopyr, the MDA still required that the Johnsons plow down a small portion of the soybeans growing in the field because of the presence of dicamba and based on the visual damage observed to this crop. Evidently, under the court's reading of the regulations, if a third party intentionally applies a prohibited pesticide to an organic farm field in a quantity sufficient to leave a residue that violates the regulation, 7 U.S.C. (Emphasis added). The Johnsons contend that the phrase applied to it in the regulation, read in conjunction with other sections of the NOP, means that any application of pesticides to a field, whether intentional or not, requires that the field be taken out of organic production for 3 years.11 Based on this reading, the Johnsons assert that they were required to take their soybean field back to the beginning of the 3year transition period because of the 2007 pesticide drift.12 As a result, the Johnsons claim they lost the ability to market crops from that field as organic, and therefore lost the opportunity to seek the premium prices commanded by organic products. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. 205.400(f)(1). 205.202(b), a third party's pesticide drift cannot cause a field to lose organic certification. - Legal Principles in this Case for Law Students. The district court initially issued a temporary injunction, but after dismissing the Johnsons' claims on the merits, it vacated that injunction and denied the Johnsons' request for a permanent injunction. 6511(d). 6511(c)(2). Schroeder v. St. Louis Cnty., 708 N.W.2d 497, 507 (Minn. 2006). Rather, this section governs an organic producer's intentional application of prohibited substances onto fields from which organic products will be harvested .15. The Understanding Law Video Lecture Series: Monthly Subscription ($19 / Month) 205.202(b) (emphasis added). Because these identify at least potential bases to recover damages, see Highview N. Apartments v. Cnty. DLH, Inc. v. Russ, 566 N.W.2d 60, 71 (Minn. 1997). The MDA investigated, found drift, and instructed the Johnsons to burn their contaminated alfalfa. WebAppellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) was a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applied See 7 U.S.C. The Johnsons argue that the Cooperative is liable, under nuisance and negligence per se theories, for damages resulting from the destruction of these soybeans.16 Because the district court failed to address whether there were any genuine issues of material fact on this aspect of the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims, we hold that the court erred when it dismissed these claims. For example, producers must prepare a plan for the operation of their farms in order to obtain certification to sell their products as organic. Prot. The argument is persuasive. 205.201; see also 205.272 (requiring the farmer to "implement measures necessary to prevent the commingling of organic and nonorganic products and protect organic products from contact with prohibited substances"). 7 C.F.R. 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.). This provision therefore does not support the conclusion that section 205.202(b) should be read to cover conduct by third parties. We review the district court's decision whether to grant an injunction for abuse of discretion. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. And because there was discretion to decertify, the court of appeals concluded that the Johnsons had offered sufficient evidence to survive summary judgment. 205). Yes. That section states only that if "residue testing detects prohibited substances at levels that are greater than 5 percent of the Environ-mental Protection Agency's tolerance for the specific residue detected or unavoidable residual environmental contamination, the agricultural product must not be sold, labeled, or represented as organically produced." The Johnsons sought a permanent injunction under the nuisance statute, Minn.Stat. Among other things, section 205.400 requires a producer to [i]mmediately notify the certifying agent concerning any: [a]pplication, including drift, of a prohibited substance to any field that is part of an [organic] operation. 7 C.F.R. Organic farmers Oluf and Debra Johnson filed a civil suit alleging that the Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company sprayed a chemical pesticide that drifted from pesticide-targeted fields onto theirs, and that this prevented them from selling their crops under a federal nonpesticide "organic" certification. The Johnsons assert that the Cooperative trespassed when it sprayed pesticide onto a neighboring conventional field and wind carried the pesticide, as particulate matter, onto the Johnsons' land. Oil Co. 817 n.w.2d 693 (minn. 2012) Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) was a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applied pesticides to farm fields. But nothing in our Wendinger analysis indicates that we intended the term "particulate matter" to define a unique category of physical substances that can never constitute a trespass. In asking the Court to recognize a claim of trespass by . Keeton, supra, 13 at 7172. 205.662(a), (c) (providing that if an investigation by a certifying agent "reveals any noncompliance" with NOP regulations, a written notice of noncompliance shall be sent to the certified operation, and that this notice can lead to revocation or suspension of certification (emphasis added)). The MDA did not observe any plant injury to the alfalfa field or plants, grass and weeds, but chemical testing revealed the presence, at minimal levels, of chloropyrifos, the active ingredient in another pesticide, Lorsban Advanced. Whether plaintiffstrespassclaim fails as a matter of law? 843, 136 L.Ed.2d 808 (1997). Some particles are sufficiently large or dark to be observable, such as dust, dirt, soot, or smoke. United States Envtl. The court of appeals expansion of trespass law to include intangible matters may subject countless persons and entities to automatic liability fortrespassabsent any demonstrated injury. Anderson v. State, Dep't of Natural Res., 693 N.W.2d 181, 186 (Minn. 2005). There would accordingly be no organic crops left that would be covered under section 205.671 of the NOP or 7 U.S.C. 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. It seems to me that differences in size, quantity, and harmfulness of varying types of particulate matter will have an effect on whether the invasion by the substance causes a trespass. In re NCAA Student-Athlete Names & Likeness Licensing Litigation. The district court granted summary judgment and dismissed the Johnsons' trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se claims. ; see Highview N. Apartments, 323 N.W.2d at 73. 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 [. 7 U.S.C. 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. 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. 205.202(b), within the context of the OFPA's focus on regulating the practices of the producer of organic products, we conclude that this phrase unambiguously regulates behavior by the producer. 2003), review denied (Minn. Nov. 25, 2003). Oil Co. Johnson v. Paynesville Farmers Union Coop. Minn. R. Civ. However, the disruption to the landowners exclusive possessory interest is not the same when the invasion is committed by an intangible agency, such as pesticide particles at issue here. But any such directive was inconsistent with the plain language of 7 C.F.R. Borland, 369 So.2d at 529; accord Bradley, 709 P.2d at 791. In other words, the Johnsons did not market soybeans harvested from this field as organic for an additional 3 years. Oluf Johnson posted signs at the farm's perimeter indicating that it was chemical free, maintained a buffer zone between his organic fields and his chemical-using neighbors' farms, and implemented a detailed crop-rotation plan. WebAssistant Attorneys General . See, e.g., Sime, 213 Minn. at 481, 7 N.W.2d at 328. He smelled chemicals in the air over his field, leaving him with "cottonmouth, headache and nausea" and his wife a headache and nausea. JOHNSON v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY Supreme Court of Minnesota. Oluf JOHNSON, et al., Respondents, v. PAYNESVILLE FARMERS UNION COOPERATIVE OIL COMPANY, Appellant. Nos. A101596, A102135. Special Force Ministries v. WCCO Television, 584 N.W.2d 789, 792-93 (Minn.App. WebThe Johnsons, organic farmers, claimed that while Appellant, a cooperative, was spraying pesticide onto conventionally farmed fields adjacent to the Johnsons' fields, some We turn first to the question of whether, as the district court held, the Johnsons' trespass claim fails as a matter of law. You can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our newsletter. Some pesticides drifted onto and contaminated plaintiffs organic fields and organic products. 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.). WebOluf Johnson, et al., Respondents, vs. 205.202(b). See Minn. Stat 561.01. Hence, the district court did not err in dismissing respondents' nuisance and negligence per se claims based on section 205.202(b). In both cases, the court of appeals held that such invasions do not, as a matter of law, constitute trespass. They asserted separately that some of the chemicals, presumably fertilizers, enhanced weed growth. New Minnesota Trespass Case: Bad Smells v.s. 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. We review both elements de novo. 541.07(7) (2010) (creating a 2year statute of limitations for all tort claims against pesticide applicators). After receiving these test results, the Johnsons took the affected alfalfa field out of organic production for an additional 3 years. : (A10-1596, A10-2135) Decision Date: August 1, 2012 ~~~Date~~~ Brief of respondent Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil The Johnsons claimed that while the Cooperative was spraying pesticide onto conventionally farmed fields adjacent to the Johnsons fields, some pesticide drifted onto and contaminated the Johnsons organic fields. This showing is made if it includes evidence that would allow a reasonable factfinder to conclude that the element has been proven. The OFPA focuses on the producers and handlers of the products that are marketed and sold as organic. WebPaynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company :: Supreme Court of the United States :: Administrative Proceeding No. 6520(a)(2). And they alleged that the overspray forced them to destroy some of their crops. at 388. 205.202(b), and (2) denying the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint to include claims for the 2008 incidents to the extent those claims are not based on trespass or 7 C.F.R. 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. For its part, the Cooperative argues that the phrase applied to it in 7 C.F.R. Reading the phrase "applied to it" in 7 C.F.R. The Supreme Court (1) concluded that the Johnsons' trespass claim and claim for damages based on 7 C.F.R. Id. 205.202(b). In Bradley, the Washington Supreme Court held that particulate matter deposited on the plaintiff's land from the defendant's copper smelter could constitute a trespass. The cooperative oversprayed adjacent fields again in 2005 and the Johnsons again contacted the MDA. But we conclude that the district court erred in (1) dismissing the Johnsons' nuisance and negligence per se claims to the extent those claims are not based on 7 C.F.R. We are not to adopt an interpretation that renders one section of the regulatory scheme a nullity. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 390. We reverse the district court's summary judgment order dismissing the Johnsons' trespass claim because pesticide drifting onto the Johnsons' farm may have constituted a trespass. In Highview North Apartments v. County of Ramsey, we held that disruption and inconvenience caused by a nuisance are actionable damages. Finally, because trespass is an intentional tort, reasonableness on the part of the defendant is not a defense to trespass liability. Johnson again contacted the MDA, and after investigating the MDA required Johnson to plow under a 175-foot wide strip of soybeans running the entire length of his field. 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. Our conclusion that the district court properly dismissed the Johnsons' negligence per se and nuisance claims based on 7 C.F.R. In deciding whether the regulation is ambiguous, however, we do not construe the regulation in isolation. 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. We begin with a discussion of the tort of trespass. 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. Minn.Stat. We recognize that the assumption has some support from the following general commentary on the regulation: National Organic Program, 65 Fed.Reg. Id. Defendants pesticide drifted and contaminated plaintiffs Reading each provision of the regulation as an integrated whole, we therefore deduce that the phrase "applied to" refers to "applications" and that "applications" include even each "unintended application" and that the "application" of a prohibited substance includes "drift" onto a nontargeted field. 31.925 (2010) (adopting the federal Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, 7 U.S.C. Prot. Did to 7 C.F.R. Lake v. WalMart Stores, Inc., 582 N.W.2d 231, 236 (Minn.1998) (concluding that we are not persuaded that a new cause of action should be recognized if little additional protection is afforded plaintiffs). The regulation, as part of the organic-certification regulation scheme of the National Organic Program (NOP), limits the circumstances in which farmers may label and sell produce as "organic." It reasoned, "[A]s there is no evidence that chemical residue tests performed on the plants . 6507(b)(1). Section 205.202(c) provides that any field from which crops are intended to be sold as organic must have distinct boundaries and buffer zones to prevent unintended application of a prohibited substance. Section 205.400 details the requirements that a producer must meet in order to gain organic certification. We instead conclude that applied to it used in section 205.202(b), when read in the context of the OFPA and the NOP regulations as a whole, unambiguously refers to prohibited substances that the producer intentionally puts on a field from which crops are intended to be sold as organic.14, When the regulation is read in the context of the NOP and the OFPA as a whole and given the statutory scheme's focus on regulating the practices of producers, we conclude that section 205.202(b) does not cover the Cooperative's pesticide drift. The email address cannot be subscribed. 205.200 (2012) (The producer or handler must comply with the applicable provisions); 7 C.F.R. 442 (1917) (noting that when the meaning of a statute is plain the sole function of the courts is to enforce it according to its terms). 709 P.2d at 784, 790. Webipad 6th gen silver 32gb with case $160 (wdc > Ashburn) 2.8mi hide this posting restore restore this posting. Lee & Barry A. Lindahl, 4 Modern Tort Law: Liability and Litigation 38:1 (2d ed. Oil Co. 817 n.w.2d 693 (minn. 2012) Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) was a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applied pesticides to farm fields. The distinction between trespass and nuisance should not be based on whether the object invading the land is tangible or intangible. Cloud, MN, for respondent. See, e.g., Martin v. Reynolds Metals Co., 221 Or. 205.202(b), unambiguously means that the organic farmer intentionally applied the prohibited substance to the field. The court of appeals reversed. Thank you and the best of luck to you on your LSAT exam. The district court also denied the Johnsons' motion to amend their complaint, reasoning that the claims arising from the 2008 overspray would fail for the same reasons the 2007-overspray claims failed. STAR Ctrs., Inc. v. Faegre & Benson, L.L.P., 644 N.W.2d 72, 77 (Minn.2002). The compliance provision in the OFPA statute7 U.S.C. Please check your email and confirm your registration. Thereafter, the Johnsons sued the Cooperative, on theories including trespass, nuisance, and negligence per se and sought damages and injunctive relief. The Johnsons base their construction on the use of the word application in 7 C.F.R. As other courts have suggested, the same conduct may constitute both trespass and nuisance. And we have held that errant bullets shot onto another's property constitutes a trespass. 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"). The Johnsons also supported their nuisance and negligence per se claims with allegations separate from the damages that they contend were caused due to the OCIA's interpretation of section 205.202(b). The court looked outside Minnesota to support the holding it reached.8 Id. Agency, http://www.epa.gov/pm/basic.html (last updated June 15, 2012). 1987). In other words, the tort of trespass is committed when a person intentionally enters or causes direct and tangible entry upon the land in possession of another. Dobbs, supra, 50 at 95 (footnotes omitted). (540) 454-8089. 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). But the disruption to the landowner's exclusive possessory interest is not the same when the invasion is committed by an intangible agency, such as the particulate matter at issue here. More. To prove a negligence claim, the plaintiff must show that the defendant breached a duty of care that proximately caused the plaintiff damage. The proper distinction between trespass and nuisance should be the nature of the property interest affected. Our review of cases from other jurisdictions reveals that courts have abandoned the distinction between trespass and nuisance, at least in part, because courts generally favor allowing parties to vindicate wrongs and, in many jurisdictions, actions for trespass have a longer statute of limitations than actions for nuisance. 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. 205.202(b) (2012). The regulation says nothing about what should happen if the residue testing shows less than five-percent contamination. at 550. But the district court should deny a motion to amend a complaint when the proposed claim could not survive a summary-judgment motion. Section 205.671 provides that a crop cannot be sold as organic [w]hen residue testing detects prohibited substances at levels that are greater than 5 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency's [EPA] tolerance for the specific residue. 7 C.F.R. If the agent determines that a product intended to be sold as organic contains any [detectible] pesticide, the producer may be required to prove that any prohibited substance was not applied to that product. WebCase 1:15-cv-01632-LMB-IDD Document 22 Filed 04/25/16 Page 7 of 20 PageID# 272. 6504(2). 205.202(b). It is a small extension, if any, of those holdings to conclude that invasion by pesticide can constitute a trespass, especially because pesticides are designed to affect the land, unlike an invasion by a bullet, which creates no such risk. We decline the Johnsons' invitation to abandon the traditional distinctions between trespass and nuisance law. Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) was a member owned farm products and services provider that, among other things, applied pesticides to farm fields. Appellant Paynesville Farmers Union Cooperative Oil Company (Cooperative) is a member owned farm products and services provider that, among Chemical Spray If the land is under lease, the lessee might be the person who has 774 F.3d 1185 - DRB NO. 205.202(b), and therefore that OCIA had discretion to decertify the Johnsons' fields. But if, as the Johnsons contend, any applicationincluding driftwere prohibited by section 205.202(b), then section 205.671 would be superfluous. Johnson, 802 N.W.2d at 38889. . 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. And in order to receive certification, a producer must comply with the NOP. 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. 295, 297 (1907) (bullets and fallen game). 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. One of the purposes of the OFPA is to establish national standards governing the marketing of certain agricultural products as organically produced products. 7 U.S.C. We conclude that they did not. The Johnsons claimed that the pesticide drift caused them economic damages because they had to take the contaminated fields out of organic production for three years pursuant to 7 C.F.R. For example, if someone causes harmful dust to enter a person's land and that dust settles on the person's land and interferes with the owner's possession of the land, it would seem that a trespass has occurred. Copyright 2023, Thomson Reuters. No Minnesota case has addressed whether unwanted pesticide drift from a targeted field to an adjacent otherwise organic farming operation can constitute a trespass. I also dissent from the court's interpretation of 7 C.F.R. The MDA found that the cooperative repeatedly applied pesticide on windy days. Highview, 323 N.W.2d at 73. We agree with the district court that section 205.202(b) does not regulate the Cooperative's pesticide drift. Total views 3. 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. 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. In doing so, it found that there was no harm to the Johnsons and no "wrongful conduct" by the cooperative. The regulations require farmers to develop detailed production and handling practices that prevent the commingling of organic and nonorganic foods. Section 205.671 addresses the disqualifying level for unavoidable residual environmental contamination referenced in section 6511 of the OFPA. Under the NOP regulations, crops may not be sold as organic if the crops are shown to have a prohibited substance on them at levels that are greater than 5 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency's tolerance level for that substance. With this regulatory scheme in mind, we turn to the incidents that gave rise to this lawsuit. 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