How do you value 30-foot cedar trees? Can you even buy one if you wanted one?
Shouldn't there be a criminal complaint too? Where is the line drawn? If I don't like the color of his house, can I take a bulldozer to it? ************************************************************************ Right Wing Mike http://www.cafepress.com Bigfoot Hates Obama http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/5690856 I Wish Hillary had married OJ http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/4236924 --- On Mon, 7/14/08, John Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: John Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [OT] My life gets crazier > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, July 14, 2008, 1:42 AM > I believe it will be a civil matter. It could also be a > felony vandalism. > The replacement value of the trees would dictate that. > Somehow, I think the > courts would rather handle it with a civil proceeding. > > JH > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 11:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [OT] My life gets crazier > > SO I bought my grandparents house back in 1992 after they > both passed away. > My mother was living there until 2005, and the house has > been unoccupied > since as we have been trying to make the necessary repairs > and sell it. The > problem is we are short on cash so it's been taking a > long time, and since > the market sucks right now, we've just been taking our > time putting it on > the market. > > So tonight I go over to check on the property (I have a > regular lawn care > company take care of the outside weekly) and I have > neighbors that keep an > eye out, and to my surprise three of my 3o-foot cedar > trees are just gone. > > Apparently the neighbor to the back of me didn't like > the way they looked on > his side of the fence, and instead of trimming his side of > the fence, he > just had someone come over and cut them down. > > So I called the police and he admitted to the officer that > he did cut them > down because he didn't like the way they looked from > his side of the fence > and that the pine needles were getting in his pool. Mind > you he never > complained to me, sent me a letter, or complained to the > town. He purchased > the house a few years ago and the trees are 38 years old, > so they didn't > grow much the last few years, so he knew what they looked > like when he > bought the house. > > I can understand him trimming any overhanging branches, > but to cut the > whole trees down? The trunk of the tree is a good 3 or 4 > feet from the > property line, and cedars are wider on the bottom than on > the top, so it > couldn't have been much on his side, and I would have > gladly trimmed it if I > knew it was a problem. > > This is the most surreal night I've ever had. > > To make things worse, I hand-planted these trees when I was > 6 with my > Grandmother and Grandfather and I'm heartbroken over > this. > > The police haven't filed a criminal complaint yet, and > the officer wasn't > sure whether this was a civil or criminal case. > > So now I have to talk to my attorney and see how to > proceed. > > This is absolutely nuts. > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
