Cigar smoke suit moves toward trial

The Desert Sun ^ | March 03, 2003 | Christine Mahr

[Pern]

A lawsuit filed six months ago against a Palm Springs resident whose cigar smoke bothered his neighbor appears headed for trial.

A judge in February overruled most of the legal challenges filed on behalf of Edward Babbitt, who was sued by his neighbor, Joseph DiPuzo.

[Pern]

Babbitt said he doesn’t understand how he can be sued for smoking on his own property.

This is Amerika, you can be sued, arrested, and detained for just about anything nowadays.

[SternTrek]

shut you effing windows if you don't like the smoke. give me a break.....

[Xthe17th]

"It means a vegetarian can sue the meat-loving, meat-barbecuing neighbor next door,"

Mmmmm, spareribs. I smell a PETA party..."People for the Eating of Tasty Animals", that is.

[Wolfie]

So many people mistakenly believe that they can make personal choices without affecting someone else. Don't know where they could have gotten such an idea.

[tdadams]

I guess if I'm a tree hugging environmentalist and I notice the scent of burning hickory and see smoke coming from my neighbor's chimney, that neighbor's getting sued. The smell of burning wood is personally offensive to me! </sarcasm>