Shishilla v. Edmonson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STENGEL

delivered the opinion of the court:

This litigation originated when two neighbors both claimed ownership of a mulberry tree located between their houses. According to the evidence in the record, in November of 1950, defendant Kenneth C. Edmonson purchased a newly built home in Northland Subdivision of Peoria, Illinois. A north-south hedge was located about seven feet west of defendant’s house, and a chain link fence was in place just west of the hedge. The hedge and fence ran from the north edge of defendant’s backyard south as far as the edge of his home. About 15…