Property Damage / Trespass
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Case Details
Stanley v. Lincoln, 75 Conn.App. 781 (2003) is a tree cutting case. Plaintiff claimed the neighbors intentionally cut down trees on her property without permission. The jury found for the Plaintiff and awarded the cord wood value of the cut trees. The court thereafter awarded Plaintiff treble damages. The plaintiff appealed claiming error regarding preclusion of evidence of replacement value. The Connecticut Appellate Court held that the proper measure of damages was either diminution of value of the property after the alleged cutting or the value of the cut trees as timber or lumber. Replacement value was not the proper measure of damages.
Additional Notes
Jury found for Plaintiff, awarded cord wood value, court awarded treble damages. Appellate Court clarified proper measure of damages.
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