Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-25
BRITT TREES

land cfan thsr. This subject WA referred 10 ihs Jy. I
dicioy Committee. and when offered. u wa remark
cd br a senator. that the difficulty. though apparent,
a sma!l one. was frequently recurring. and ought to
he settled The c'tnuiitee. however. report that he
subject bas frequenly been before the soar,s in Eng.
iaUj and has country. md slhsush Iherd have boon
no odJudlcauDns On the lIesuOn in this State. the law i
- - well settled. that 40 special legislation isneSdod
We and bS tie rOD'ft. which a. vary learned ani Ella.
s.tnIe. INA; u's suhlcethas eic ted n much conirover
~ s,nong tho Authorities ofihs Rowan lsN "a Of the
C.fnn1n !Ir. AM .ihll !; vas ,isught Of suflaient tu-
poaaIre - 10 rasa!ntsl 81 j s;iact cnaetnents. nv
the fl IN rs Of The Code Na2lloan. The report con
ains nt'Snainii which Il not only curious. bat " A
he useful 10 those who may have occasion to make a
Practicai Application of II. I
[Bi.,nn Adyertser,
Is SENATE. Jan. 81. 1871.
The COMMITTEES on the Judiciary. wh5 were directed
g consider aad report. whether an, pro>i-r,n b,
law oIShtio hs made ia regard 10 Ihe owners OF
ADJACENT lands. ~ To- fruit and other trees standing
near the b1undary linss of .uch isnd.. ak leave
~
The question ~h,'ssr any action of al. Legislature.
10 necessary to declare ur vary toe ri,hi. OF sir,,n,,,
P"Prst'fs, On whose lands are trees. which. growing
On The land Ut Tbs otaer. nseesarily involves an M
qnuy into the preseai State Of the Law upon this sub
Jssi. No Gaze dtrsctls Involving that tsw. hoe over.
10 the know.sdg- - sour Conan igIe-. been decided
IA ihis Cpmisonwosith; but there have been csc.
where DECISIONS snfiri at ia nim,rr. l., .i,loriy.
aud ~ eoariSsircncss Of r.asDsih.. - indicate whsl
nouid be tss resull Il sItaa case should ocsur ia our
own courts.
a Taose il an spPa ',ni j ~,cr-rorsy I'm ng ,ht earlier
= EhSiSA sam fu'iss Va relation - AIT. ~-IhJssI. Ia lac
{ case Of Waterman ". Sbpar. / Lord Raymoni's 10.
1 pl!i-, 1871, drcIie1 ia 1857, AMI ~ az anon, m WI,
ease N , R1lc's Reports. ass. decided n, th- ~ n
> searof James J., II VS. hsid la-l 4 4. pizut a ir,e
upon the sX'rsn-si Gmiu of IA. had. Dad the ice
SmNi"g eieuc irs COOS 'uto iic land %! z, next 81
|. Js.nirs. A. ssd b are tenants IN raMmsn of tn. Tree
81 Dl. 70 all the mi rnkvz IN n ..nN - -
1 h1OShs ovorsliaios ,ac land Oi 3, yei the branches
a toio" iao roo AM th= rrlP-riy OF the whole ., "a a
Z F'S'so'J 'ro'A these cases IA conacEIul with the well
E1o"n msE,m. "EVhlsoe.sr owns ihs r-oaaI. IL Is
la. up 10 the say originated the lmprsssiun wh.,h 4.
a. sniSsr.Al ano : .hc people Of Ihs Commonwealth
inst TOE proprietor whose ianl !, ovorhuns b- fruir
trees hH. a right u al! the frIit on the ors.h.nsipg
branches.
i Bat ihesd ca.Os as distinctly, and mr CORD reason,
orerra'od % other aa;aoriiio.. h5,h Eughsa aud a
% merican.
In 81 s'cr' ", P,Ihe. , R,lr', Reports III deciI.
he 81 IN mo ii'a ysUf o. Jmns. !. "a was held ilai n a
tree grow "a Ma clos-. though the roots arrow m Bs
ssi'. yes The biiy %. the tree be;nS N a..,!. "a. tree
rs belongs TO h:'n; aad has last case Is c;lsd with ausr,.
Z baton. oni commented u?oa a. orsrrui!ny tho two
an isi' IN it'.dsr Vs. Cus!n,. 1t VI 5oiy aud M.lkin'.
Reports, ll2. dscIicd IA ENGLAND IA 1927: IN whib
es'e II wsh aGaia hr'd. :hsI ri n tree gr,u vs. near the
by epnhncs CT lard OF two parties. - that .t- r.a,s 81
tend INTO Tia soil .! ssch. he property IN the tree la.
ne longs to The OF -rr Of hat land IN which iis lr.s zss
- I ta' b'Nu OF VaHi'sd.
81 In Danes ID get. vol ;. "a. T6. art. S. sec IA "a.
a! case Of Waterman va Soper IL cited. and lbs coi,u.i,,
nj safes his hraei .haI 'e prinripls Of iIat casSs Is n1l
i~slap;ei in iis country.
In iyG.u vs.. Hale, IL CDn1rciisui Reports. III
decides ia 1886. after an Argument in winch al tao
iesTuins o'ihs sa!J-ct uss exhausted. IL was he'd ;h,,
:, 'iis iFe'. IA" iranE Of waIri stInis on ia. lsni Of
= extend amnr o. ~ hranrhcs oys7. aud s,ms OF IA
81 r'i' iai", the lsni = q, \ aud u. are MT j,3rl ON
- ga or tenants 10 ccm uun of snsh tree. bat II A.. vyiu,
'aSh o~SS5hang 20 nranrhe, snl The fruit thereof. n,
so property ~ : AMI Il & gs.hcr iae fruit if,In &c.
:, ''7rasnS NJ "ri"chr- end Appropriate u - hIonr
u'e. he i. liable IN trcs3.s. 10 A
Toar Com0@Icc have found ~ case where IL ug
~, eNAS con e.!!"i 10 d a., 'hH lie poo9sry N over
hanging sfluracs o. lr-I passed 10 IAr p.a,ri.isr a.
ne i@nl ~h'sh 'h'y o~'sfhuas. un,es Is rlo.I al,
dfr" suns p-ri "i thar sIs,ensacs from ihs .,,,
,a1e; a1d 4 $ mos we'll srI ell thai in al c.,ss thi
H. iT-Ii a.d hTanrhrs ".o!!os the settlement" ofin, EoIi
an Of tho rec. Tao ms nhD allows The brArch.. ocb,
Tree - aVrrurng ~, ei-hhos'. fc,d. gndauni.5I
&c corls"' = rrUssi bat he dues nai Iacrehv Io.c D..
he title ca hose branches. my more rhsa he yonLJ L.
III his ;"is 10 Ls siiilr ~ their bcius 6rni :.e,rsss
ing. 'sro1gh h' negligence. upon n, n-i.hbori
a proprietor ofIall hiss a rishi 10 IN, und.rmb.o
= possession OF earih aud ar. from al. Limits OF his oyr
ground to ihs ssy; but ~ By no means flious ,hnt he
'h1ll acquire 'hc "NneuaP of every Thing which in
teTApts or irss s'ses upJn hs posses-ion.
az The tlIls, then. 10 Ihs whole trcs - Ia Tho D,o,,i.
- 'sf on vase land IL INC truck. But the propri.,o,
WIZ PcIsis is ~ 10 uVSlaNaItN or 10 dFas .on-
=. i'hHeni from his ~peighb9rs land. does that nslcbb,,
an injury, snd permits a Nuisance. Er which her. ~.
" obvious Gnd sassy remedies. IN NIurncs ". Baker :
a. Bals;ro5e. l9S. decided ia the IL IA year of J,m.,
- I was remarked by Jurtiee Crokc. ''ono may sut down
~ bou8hs ~ EhOy hang over his gn1unI."-Th. eour, =,
Connecticut. ia he case Of Lymaa W. H.Is. oIro,J,
cited held the sumo dosfriue. The sugpeIiiun o
z" Jddgs froke - also quoted ne good law by Mr. Chiuv
an English Jaw VT ter Of high authority. in his Gsn
~ eral PrscHce. ]. SIS. Bat" he sdds. II wand So
" NAT "a sTe ought 20 Ds a sytnls arur. A., ID. ..t
bor 10 a1a'e tie nuisance, before / proceed 10 ahals II
N myself"
ts beloved. also. th1' Il tbs party rhvr injured ,,
annoyed shoIid prefer not 10 rgh; him.elC nv LIN,
on thS law into biz own hand. n remedy nv setis, 81
be open 90 bun. The hooks ae full of analsgou,
cases. IA "hiss The party InJsred has Soaet me. ndsu.
" ted tn one md sometimes the other or ihcs, w,
modes o~f ro!ross. Tins N 2 S,lkslJ. Asa AMI ~,
Clark PcnruIdoek.5 C'kc. l0I. 100, the eaIcs of"one
u buht,pg his house 80 ~ % O~vsrIang mine /" md a,l.,
OF ono building a house so near nine az Ia throw
"aior upon mine" are referred to Us ss e., Of ugi1,n.
4 cas- NhIcn arc subject % he removed by force unhont
/" inc Intervention oiI-gsl proceedings; and on m. ,tber
h7nd. the l5.h Of NGs,. Reports 29O. Sunue, =.
'hegnn' FFesonis . oasc where M nciion was sustain.
cd against The defendant. Tor suffering the .,opt, n,
hs house. 10 be lssky, TO tho plaintiffs damage. A
J, ca'e more d rosly ~ roinI 10 that Of PICKERING =,
q hHdd, : th5nphrils Reports. 100. deciJed In 1915
Z wherein % wac hold that when the defendant nail, q,
. hs own wall q board Nhich ovsrh,nrs tho plqi,tugr,
h close an action Of re,pass on the case will be sustain.
y Cd ngsiustIhs defendant.
. "a ne question, WHISTLER The proprietor srov erh.ny.
ing ifaIt has n right to pick IL W after Il has droppsd
on hs n%sigh5ors and. the Ian Is perhaps s,me ' hat
q unsettled. ~ Mittsn ". Fsbdryc, PopLsm'. R.p,,t.
l6@. dssidsd IA he pa rear Of James T. Judge bod.
siis' qIoics with appreciation q case from The Year
booh5' 10 The allowing sfset "Ifa tree grow m .
"eoge.and 'he fruit al INTO smother mans land. the
owner may fetch % N ihe other mus lsnd. But r.,
Anthony Va Isnoy. 7 B~rnsha,ns Repors. I92 dcci1.
81 ~ 1888. she Cigu limit the operation ofthIs rule
y cd'o' where fruit msy Inns all by sccidsni; and
'ihu in hs Gsusrsl Praores. cites this last cose a,
m~'dHyng a1d sot1ing The law UPON tbs point. Whe.
lHef iruit iailing NJ ~ naturiy. frufn an nverh .nciry