Salazar v. Matejcek

Opinion

DONDERO, J.

— Defendant Ross Matejcek appeals from the judgment of the trial court following a bench trial in which the court awarded damages associated with his encroachment on a neighboring parcel of rural property owned by plaintiffs Maria Salazar, her son Ernesto A. Salazar, Jr., and other family members. In addition to damages for encroachment, the court awarded treble damages for defendant’s removal of timber and issued a mandatory injunction requiring him to restore plaintiffs’ land. Plaintiffs have filed a cross-appeal raising various objections, including a challenge to the…