An ocean view is priceless in coastal New England — unless you cut down a neighbor's trees to get it.
Cases of alleged unauthorized tree-cutting and poisoning, or so-called "timber trespass," have sparked bitter neighbor-versus-neighbor legal feuds across wealthy US enclaves in recent years, with some resulting in seven-figure payouts.
One lawsuit playing out in a Massachusetts court involves a homeowner on the exclusive New England island of Nantucket who has accused her neighbor of chopping down a swath of nearly 50-year-old trees on her family's property.
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Story by Madeline Berg and Natalie Musumeci
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