Steve Allen, Harry Allen and Hunter Allen v. Steven Featherstone Dickerson, Alyson Lee Dickerson

Summary

The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed permanent injunctions barring the Allens’ hunting dogs from entering the Dickersons’ property. The Court held that repeated dog intrusions could constitute an unreasonable private nuisance even though dog hunting was lawful, historically practiced in the area, and protected by statute. It further held that the evidence supported damages in the form of interference with quiet enjoyment and that the injunction did not impermissibly prohibit lawful hunting or encroach on legislative authority.