Rubin v. Hughes
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In this real property dispute, the Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court awarding a total of $360,000 to Corey Rubin and Don Hauth in the lower court proceedings against Brent and Grace Hughes, holding that the district court did not err or abuse its discretion.
Rubin and Health filed a complaint against the Hugheses seeking a declaratory judgment as to their respective easements, a temporary restraining order, and injunction, and alleging that the Hugheses' behavior constituted a nuisance, interfered with the use of their easements, and caused them mental distress. The district court entered judgment against the Hugheses. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court (1) properly denied the Hugheses' motion for a directed verdict; (2) did not err in determining that the Hugheses did not have an easement that entitled them to specific performance; (3) did not err in waiving the statutory cap on punitive damages; and (4) did not abuse its discretion in excluding evidence of Rubin's unenforceable agreement to grant the Hugheses an easement.
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