Wonder why these fell over?

[Eddie Coyle]

Acer are doing this tomorrow ben

[benedmonds]

Acer are doing this tomorrow ben

I saw that.. Saves me the effort of writing up the quote..

[Kveldssanger]

If the owner of the trees hadn't been negligent in the maintenance they would not have blown over.

 

Not true. Those roots are severed.

[Mick Dempsey]

If they were 2 meters high would they have blown over?

[benedmonds]

If they were 2 meters high would they have blown over?

 

They weren't 2m high though.. and they wouldn't have blown over if the neighbour had not removed the garden. IMO the neighbour is responsible for the trees falling over and the tree owner would have every right to pursue the neighbour for the removal and replacement costs..

 

Had anyone been hurt or serious damage caused this could have got really messy, with lawyers being the only ones to do well out of it..

Edited November 18, 2015 by benedmonds

[Mick Dempsey]

Well, opinions vary.

[Kveldssanger]

Opinions vary, but the facts don't.

[scraggs]

I fail to see how the neighbor could not be allowed to do as they wish on their own property.

Surely the argument could be the hedge owner should not allow the hedge to encroach on another persons land ?

I would be interested to see any court cases on something on this.

[Mick Dempsey]

I fail to see how the neighbor could not be allowed to do as they wish on their own property.

Surely the argument could be the hedge owner should not allow the hedge to encroach on another persons land ?

I would be interested to see any court cases on something on this.

 

Agreed, if it were some historic/tpo covered "amenity tree" I could understand the debate. But an overgrown scabby hedge.....

[benedmonds]

I fail to see how the neighbor could not be allowed to do as they wish on their own property.

Surely the argument could be the hedge owner should not allow the hedge to encroach on another persons land ?

I would be interested to see any court cases on something on this.

 

The neighbours actions caused them to fall over. They were responsible. I am no lawyer but if you are responsible for an action that was perfectly foreseeable then I think you could be liable for any damage and to make good..

 

Agreed, if it were some historic/tpo covered "amenity tree" I could understand the debate. But an overgrown scabby hedge.....

 

Why should that matter.. in your opinion its a scabby hedge but the owner may have liked the screen it gave or whatever.