Amphitheaters, Inc. v. Portland Meadows
Oregon Supreme Court
198 P.2d 847 (1948)
Relevant factsFree
Amphitheaters (plaintiff) built a drive-in theater with elaborate light-blocking measures right next to Portland Meadows' (defendant) horse racetrack, which used nighttime floodlights that, from several hundred feet away, cast moonlight-equivalent illumination onto Amphitheaters' screen; Amphitheaters sued for nuisance and trespass, and the trial court directed a verdict for Portland Meadows on both theories.
IssueFree
Whether a defendant may be found liable for nuisance if its conduct would not annoy or inconvenience a person of ordinary habits or sensibilities.