[WSBARP] Danger (maybe) trees

[Kelby Derenick]

Yes, that is how I believe these kinds of cases work.  There is case law on
point regarding notice from a neighbor regarding a dead or defective tree.
Your client needs to remove the trees or take the risk of what might happen
in the future.

*Lewis v. Krussell*, 101 Wn.App. 178 (2000).

Kelby J. Derenick
Attorney

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On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM Craig Sjostrom <cdsjostrom at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Hi all
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> Client has a couple of maybe dead or dying trees on his rural and
> unimproved property. Neighbor who just bought expensive adjacent house
> wants the trees removed because they might fall over onto his expensive
> house. Neighbor has a tree service who gave an opinion that the trees are
> hazardous, and neighbor’s insurance guy is apparently telling him that my
> guy’s insurance won’t cover a downed damage-causing tree because my client
> supposedly has foreknowledge of the alleged dangerous condition.
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> I think this is more of a tort question than a property one, but has
> anybody run into something like this before, and how was it resolved (if it
> was)?
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> Thanks
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> Craig
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