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Thanks John.  

I do have a liability policy.  Dirt cheap as you say.  Not sure how they make money.

And moving on to replies....

Suing for court costs and legal fees is doable, but as the lawyer said, you'll spend more getting it than you ever collect. Interestingly, there is no mechanism to actually collect.   He said I would probably get nothing but a lien on their property.  The court cannot compel them to pay without a whole lawsuit just for collection.

Private investigator:   Keeping that in our back pocket.   Having other people "do your dirty work" is actually illegal.  But proving it is nearly impossible.    There are a million to legal ways to hide those payments.  My lawyer had a client sued by a neighbor who was taking payments from other neighbors who did not have standing to sue.   They called it "access payments" for hunting access to the land and there was nothing he could do.  Even though the neighbors weren't hunters.  My lawyer counseled against spending this money.

I really like my lawyer.  He wins, gets dismissals, and he very clear about what will work, what won't, what is realistic and what is just fantasy.   He doesn't waste my money on my own anger, which a lot of lawyers will do. Real estate law litigation is his specialty too.

As a Green Beret friend once told me about adversity:  don't get mad:  breathe deep and concentrate on trigger pull (-;

Spencer Yost

> On Nov 13, 2015, at 7:45 PM, <jtchall at nc.rr.com> <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> I was going to suggest you look into the voluntary ag district, but I see 
> you have. I sent some info to a regional agronomist friend to see if he 
> knows anyone up your way that can help.
> 
> Do you have a farm liability policy? Its dirt cheap through NC Farm 
> Bureau---you need this even if you just own a farm.
> 
> I got a neighbor on the back of the family farm that hates me and dad for 
> shooting deer in my soybean fields. He's been back there for 40+ years. This 
> year he called the soil and water conservation district and the the State 
> water quality office (or something like that) to complain we were flooding 
> his property. Both agencies informed him we had made no changes to our 
> farming practices, that the lay of the land was the way the good Lord made 
> it, my waterway was up to code, and as long as I didn't intentionally funnel 
> water in his direction there was nothing that I was doing wrong.
> 
> I have no idea how to get along with neighbors, they all raise heck!  Our 
> farm was here back in slavery times and has been in my family since 
> 1942---all the neighbors are new kids on the block.
> 
> Funny story that happened in the Durham courthouse years ago. Farmer had his 
> hog pen on one corner of his property. The adjoining property was turned 
> into a subdivision. The neighbors took him to court saying that area of land 
> was zoned single family dwelling. He told the judge it was a single family 
> dwelling, but he couldn't help it if the sows were a bunch of whores. Case 
> was dismissed, and yes it is true.
> 
> John Hall
> 
> 
> 
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