Agriculture
Jan. 7, 2006
Judge Was Wrong to Up Damages in Farm Case
LOS ANGELES - A San Joaquin judge may have gotten carried away with quadrupling damages against an apple and cherry orchard that let weeds grow and rodents roam freely on leased land, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Joaquin judge may have gotten carried away with quadrupling damages against an apple and cherry orchard that let weeds grow and rodents roam freely on leased land, the 3rd District Court of Appeal has ruled.
Jurors had awarded the landowners $246,200 in damages for the...
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