Trainer v. Wolff

The opinion of the court was delivered by.

Gummere, J.

The plaintiff in error was plaintiff in the court below, and brought suit to recover damages for a trespass quare clausum fregit. Plaintiff and defendant were the owners of adjoining houses in the city of Hoboken, the plaintiff’s house being one story higher than that of the defendant. In 1893, the defendant raised his house an additional story, and, for the purpose of doing so, removed the weather boards from that portion of the plaintiff’s house which was higher than his, and this action was brought to recover damages for this tortious…