[Vision2020] Federal judge dismisses case against Kentucky 'Drone Hunter'

[Kenneth Marcy]

Federal judge dismisses case against Kentucky 'Drone Hunter'

https://www.dpreview.com/news/5823669485/federal-judge-dismisses-case-against-kentucky-drone-hunter/ 



A federal judge in Kentucky has dismissed a lawsuit against William 
Meredith, a self-proclaimed 'Drone Hunter,' who shot down a $1500 drone 
that was flying over his property.

The pilot, David Boggs, sued Meredith last year claiming that his drone 
was flying in legal airspace as determined by the FAA and therefore was 
not trespassing. A 1946 Supreme Court decision asserted that a property 
owner's rights extend up to 83 feet in the air.

US District Judge Thomas Russell ruled 
<https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3522488-Merideth-Opinion.html> 
that federal court is not the proper venue for the lawsuit, noting that 
the FAA has not enforced any regulations regarding aerial trespassing, 
nor was the agency a party in the suit. Instead, the Judge said that the 
lawsuit should be litigated in Kentucky State Court under existing 
trespassing laws.

Boggs' attorneys have not said whether he will appeal to a higher court 
– in this case, the 6th US Circuit. In the meantime, drone pilots should 
probably steer clear of Meredith's property.

Via: Ars Technica 
<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/judge-rules-in-favor-of-drone-slayer-dismisses-lawsuit-filed-by-pilot/>


<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/judge-rules-in-favor-of-drone-slayer-dismisses-lawsuit-filed-by-pilot/>



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