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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Lee<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 11, 2019 3:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Precedential tree law....<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Now published opinion! This made my Monday afternoon far more entertaining. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">"The Boyles brought a nuisance action against their neighbors, the Leeches, for staining caused by debris from a tree on the latter's property. The trial court granted the Leeches' motion for summary judgment, ruling as a matter of law
that the Boyles did not establish actionable nuisance. We affirm." <o:p></o:p></p>
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