An Ohio neighbour removed a 15-foot white spruce while installing a new boundary fence; four years later, an appeals court upheld the finding that the cutting was reckless and fixed the damages at $11,523.87
- Representative imageA neighbour dispute in Whitehouse, Ohio, over a boundary fence and a 15-foot white spruce tree has ended with a clear message about the cost of cutting down someone else’s tree without permission.
- The Lucas County Court of Common Pleas found that Michael Meier acted recklessly when he removed the spruce in 2022 while installing a new fence, and ordered treble damages under Ohio’s tree-injury statute.
- On September 18, 2026, the Sixth District Court of Appeals upheld that finding and fixed the tree-damages award at $11,523.87, according to Long v.
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- Representative imageA neighbour dispute in Whitehouse, Ohio, over a boundary fence and a 15-foot white spruce tree has ended with a clear message about the cost of cutting down someone else’s tree without permission.
- The Lucas County Court of Common Pleas found that Michael Meier acted recklessly when he removed the spruce in 2022 while installing a new fence, and ordered treble damages under Ohio’s tree-injury statute.
- On September 18, 2026, the Sixth District Court of Appeals upheld that finding and fixed the tree-damages award at $11,523.87, according to Long v.
Sources: Times of India