Mercury Cas. Co. v. City of Pasadena

*920INTRODUCTION

In 2011, a storm brought hurricane-force winds to the City of Pasadena (City), uprooting more than 2,000 trees. One of those trees fell on the home of Sarah and Christopher Dusseault, causing severe property damage. Before it fell, the tree stood in a parkway that abuts the Dusseaults' property. Although the City owned the tree, there is no record of who planted it.

In 2012, Mercury Casualty Company (Mercury), the Dusseaults' insurer, sued the City for inverse condemnation. After a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in Mercury's favor, finding the tree that fell on the…