Waffle House a greasy neighbor, lawsuit alleges

An Alabama man wants $800,000 for damages caused by grease he claims is seeping from a Waffle House restaurant to the area under the building he owns next door, devaluing his property, according to media reports.

Mack Crook Jr.’s suit, which is now in the hands of the federal court system, states that the restaurant's "grease interceptor" at its location in Anniston, Alabama, has continuously leaked grease and contaminated fluid into the ground, according to news reports. 

"The combination of grease and sewage has over time seeped onto and under the foundation of the Plaintiff's building, causing physical damage to the Plaintiff's property and loss of use and enjoyment of the property," the lawsuit accessed by the Associate Press states.

Norcross, Georgia-based Waffle House Inc., in a recent court filing, denied that its grease trap leaked as the lawsuit alleges, according to media reports. Meanwhile, a Waffle House spokeswoman told the Associated Press that the company is investigating the claims.