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This article was published 29/02/2012 (4999 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WHAT’S the smell from a dead skunk worth?
One of the city’s pre-eminent staging companies says the damage caused from the odour of a rotting skunk carcass cost it almost $100,000.
In a statement of claim filed recently at Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, the Final Stage company states it was forced to clean household furnishings it kept in storage in a West End warehouse that had been saturated with the smell of a dead skunk from an incident two years ago. It said it had to throw away other furnishings that could not be cleaned.
The documents allege the odour was caused by the carcass of a dead skunk that was stored in the adjoining office space operated by Metro Pest Control.
Final Stage alleges the costs it incurred totalled $95,454.92 and is seeking compensation for that amount plus interest since the incident happened.
In addition to naming Metro Pest Control, the document also lists its owners, Douglas and Alan Gillingham.
The allegations have not been proven in court. Statements of defence have not been filed.
Both companies had offices located in a building on Clifton Street. The document alleges that on Feb. 21, 2010, someone from Metro Pest placed a dead skunk in its facilities for storage. Later that day, staff from Final Stages went to their adjoining warehouse and noticed a “foul odour had contaminated its warehouse space and the business contents stored in the space.” The company alleges the odour was caused by the dead skunk next door.
The document states the odour was so bad Final Stage was forced to temporarily relocate to another location until its own warehouse could be cleaned and deodorized and furnishings stored there were cleaned or thrown away. The temporary relocation and cleaning forced Final Stage to incur additional costs that totalled more than $95,000.
The document alleges the incident was “caused by the negligence of the defendants or one or two of them, directly or by an employee.”
aldo.santin@freepress.mb.ca