In 2018, construction workers cut trees and shrubs up to 150 feet beyond an Oregon property line; eight years later, an appeals court upheld $810,000 in treble damages against the neighbouring landowner

• Representative Image (AI-generated)A construction project can become an expensive dispute when work crosses a property boundary.
• In Oregon, a landowner alleged that workers clearing an adjoining parcel removed trees, shrubs and other plants from as much as 150 feet inside his property.
• A jury found that the timber trespass was intentional and awarded him $810,000 in treble damages.