Baker v. Howard County Hunt

Dr. Baker (plaintiff) and his wife ran a farm devoted to animal experiments, gardening, and serving as a wildlife refuge; a nearby fox-hunting club, Howard County Hunt (defendant), repeatedly let its hunting dogs trespass onto the farm despite warnings, and the dogs eventually attacked Baker's wife, trampled crops, and disturbed his animals, prompting his wife to leave the farm. After the dogs were later found among frightened and dead chickens in his chicken yard, Baker shot three of them; the Bakers then sued to enjoin the club and its dogs from further trespassing, and the trial court dismissed the case on the theory that Baker's shooting of the dogs gave him unclean hands and that money damages provided an adequate remedy at law.