Business 8th Edition by Marianne Jennings

Exercise 1

Peabody Mine No. 47 was located one-fourth mile from Walter Patterson's land. Mr. Patterson used his land for farming and operated on a low-maintenance schedule. His house had never been painted. Mr. Patterson said that gas, smoke, fumes, and dust traveled to his property, and he complained his clothes turned black, his bedclothes were dusty, his food was covered in coal dust, and his throat and nostrils were affected. Mr. Patterson said he was forced to sleep with the windows closed, even in the summer, to avoid blowing coal dust. The coal mine facilities operated 24 hours a day, six days each week. Does Mr. Patterson have any remedy? [ Patterson v Peabody Coal Co., 122 N.E.2d 48 (111. 1954)]