Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones described the chip shop as an 'olfactory nuisance ' He claimed the 'nauseating smell ' of chips devalued his luxury ski lodge . Added that it represented 'an abnormal disturbance ' to life in Valerie Maerten d'Isere . Now a French court has upheld his case and ordered the stall to close . Owner Valerie Maertenerie Maerten says she will be left unemployed by the decision but considers herself too 'financially exhausted ' to launch an appeal .
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones described the chip shop as an 'olfactory nuisance ' He claimed the 'nauseating smell ' of chips devalued his luxury ski lodge . Added that it represented 'an abnormal disturbance ' to life in Val d'Isere . Now a French court has upheld his case and ordered the stall to close . Owner Valerie Maerten says she will be left unemployed by the decision but considers herself too 'financially exhausted ' to launch an appeal .