Wood v. Picillo

ELR Citation: ELR 21000
No(s). 80-419-Appeal (R.I. Apr 9, 1982)

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirms the trial court's determination that defendants' maintenance of a hazardous waste disposal site constituted a public and private nuisance. The court rules that liability in nuisance is predicated upon unreasonable injury, not unreasonable conduct. The trial ...