Moss v. Peoples California Hydro-Electric Corp.

The evidence disclosed the following: The plaintiff owns three lots in the city of Lake-view which front on West street; standing thereon, immediately adjacent to the street line, are six large poplar trees twenty-five years old some of the branches of which extend partially into the street. In the latter part of 1927, when the defendant was about to install several electric power wires along West street it discovered that the branches and foliage of these trees would interfere with its wires. As a result of a conference between the company’s manager aiid the plain tiff the latter consented…