A couple in New Brunswick reached new levels of petty after they allegedly used a big pile of cow manure to get revenge on their neighbours. And yes, it did smell—it was unbearable, according to targeted neighbours David and Joan Gallant, the Calgary Herald reports.The Gallants' neighbours, Lee and Shirley Murray, allegedly put the pile of shit on the property line, where it stayed for a year, further escalating tensions between the already-feuding couples."The manure was fresh, unseasoned, wet, raw manure. The smell was disgusting," David Gallant said. At one point, the Gallants claim, they were awoken at 4 AM to hear a loader dumping manure at the edge of their property. David then called his neighbour, Lee Murray, who hung up on him. The Murrays and Gallants have been feuding for several years since the Gallants bought their property in 2001, located in Indian Mountain, New Brunswick near Moncton.
In his decision on the case, Queen's Bench Justice George Rideout said, "I have little doubt these activities were initiated by the Murrays and designed to inflict fear, nuisance, and harassment against the Gallants." The Gallants were awarded $15,000 in damages and the Murrays were forbade from stepping foot onto their neighbours' property and from putting manure less than 300 metres from it.Feuding is a common theme for crime on Canada's east coast. Just take a look at the following: the bizarre, violent story of the Melvins and the Marriotts in Halifax (basically the real life Trailer Park Boys) and, of course, the "murder for lobster" trial (which is exactly what it sounds like) in Cape Breton.Lead photo via PixabayFollow Allison Tierney on Twitter .
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