[WSBARP] Timber trespass for trimming laurel

[Douglas Scott]

It to some extent depends on the amount of privacy that was protected.  On
the whole it doesn't sound like a big deal especially since it was a common
bush that straddles the boundary line.
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On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 2:35 PM Craig Blackmon <
craig at lawofficeofcraigblackmon.com> wrote:

> 'Mates, I have a matter where client trimmed 6 feet of laurel that
> straddled boundary. Laurel remains 4 feet high and will definitely recover.
> But in the meantime neighbor has lost "privacy hedge."
>
> Any idea how the court would measure damages? Neighbor's demand seeks
> costs to remove the laurel and plant a new "privacy hedge" that essentially
> replaces the 10 ft laurel. That doesn't seem right to me, it is a big
> number.
>
> Thanks for any input anyone can provide!
>
> Craig
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