Fact Pattern 18-1 Jean LeFleur, Owner of Happy Feet, a Company That Makes

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Fact Pattern 18-1
Jean LeFleur, owner of Happy Feet, a company that makes environmentally-sensitive foot wear, decided to move operations from Los Angeles to Bozeman, Montana. LeFleur wanted to be in an area noted for environmental quality. He built a new plant that produced oil-based sludge from its production process. The sludge could have been treated at the plant. But LeFleur decided that treatment was too costly, so the company dumped sludge into the Gallatin River, which runs through Happy Feet property. Other sludge was buried in drums in a field at night.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 18-1. If Janet were to sue Happy Feet for trespass of her property, she would need to prove:

• A) a direct breach of the boundaries of her land
• B) a physical invasion of land by vapors
• C) a completely unreasonable interference with the use of her land
• D) economic interference that may cause bankruptcy if Happy Feet's actions are not enjoined
• E) intent by Mr. LeFleur to pollute Janet's property

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