Hasapopoulos v. Murphy

GAERTNER, Judge.

This case was instituted as a Chapter 517 suit for damages in a division of the circuit court presided over by an associate circuit judge where plaintiffs obtained a judgment. On trial de novo, the court, without a jury, found for defendant. We affirm.

In 1969, plaintiffs purchased their residence in St. Louis County. Defendant and her husband, who is now deceased, then owned and resided on the property adjoining that of plaintiffs. Three chínese elm trees were then growing on defendant’s property close to the common boundary line. One tree was destroyed in a storm, but the…