Rattigan v. Wile

After John Rattigan and Jeffrey Horvitz (plaintiffs) successfully challenged a building permit sought by their neighbor Evan Wile (defendant), Wile embarked on a multi-year campaign of retaliation, dumping construction debris and a red freight container along the property line, stacking debris higher whenever the plaintiffs erected a fence to block the view, placing a rusted crane bucket atop the container, elevating an office trailer on blocks to peer over the fence at the plaintiffs' pool, repeatedly landing a helicopter on his property, installing portable toilets, and organizing large unattended parties. The plaintiffs sued for private nuisance, winning damages for lost rental revenue and a broad injunction barring any conduct causing them substantial worry, annoyance, or offense; Wile appealed.