A New Jersey woman warned authorities about an oak tree on an adjoining utility-owned property; it later fell onto her home, and an appeals court upheld a jury's $173,000 damages award
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A New Jersey homeowner who repeatedly warned officials about a dangerous oak tree on neighboring utility-owned land has won a major legal victory after the dying tree eventually fell onto her house.
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, upheld a jury decision awarding the homeowner $173,000 in property damages.
The ruling, recorded under docket number A-2181-23, rejected the utility property owner's attempt to overturn the jury's decision that it was responsible for the damage.
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A New Jersey homeowner who repeatedly warned officials about a dangerous oak tree on neighboring utility-owned land has won a major legal victory after the dying tree eventually fell onto her house.
The Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, upheld a jury decision awarding the homeowner $173,000 in property damages.
The ruling, recorded under docket number A-2181-23, rejected the utility property owner's attempt to overturn the jury's decision that it was responsible for the damage.