Hudack v. Siggard
This case arises from a dispute between neighbors. Wayne Siggard (Siggard) caused land he owned to be graded. Siggard’s neighbors, Marianne Hudack (Marianne) and Larry Hudack (Larry)[1] (collectively “the Hudacksâ€), found the grading to be problematic. In a fifth amended complaint, the Hudacks sued (1) Siggard; (2) Monteleone Contractors, Inc. (Contractor); (3) Ryan Monteleone, an individual doing business as Monteleone Excavating (Monteleone); (4) La Cresta Property Owners Association (the Association); (5) Sergio Ochoa; and (6) Laura Ochoa. The causes of action concerned (1) a violation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); (2) trespass; (3) encroachment; (4) nuisance per se; (5) private nuisance; (6) negligence; (7) breach of fiduciary duty; (8) negligent misrepresentation; (9) fraud and deceit; (10) a request for declaratory relief; (11) a request for injunctive relief; and (12) a request for cancellation of written instruments.
Siggard filed a cross-complaint against (1) Marianne; (2) Larry; (3) the Larry J. and Marianne S. Hudack Trust (the Trust); (4) the County of Riverside (the County); and (5) the County of Riverside Planning Department. The cross-complaint included causes of action for (1) a CEQA violation; (2) trespass; (3) encroachment; (4) nuisance; (5) civil conspiracy to defraud; (6) defamation, slander, and libel; (7) interference with a prospective economic advantage; (8) slander of title; and (9) intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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