NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Vine v Sproats [2009] NSWLEC 1029
APPLICANT Victoria Vine PARTIES : RESPONDENT C E Sproats
FILE NUMBER(S) : 20917 of 2008
CORAM: Taylor C - Thyer AC
KEY ISSUES: TREES (NEIGHBOURS) :- Reduction of light by overhanging tree, need for evidence to support claims of damage
LEGISLATION CITED: Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006
CASES CITED: Robson v Leischke [2008] NSWLEC 152; (2008) LGERA 280
DATES OF HEARING: 27/01/2009
EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 27 January 2009
APPLICANT Mrs V. Vine and Mr L. Vine, litigants in person LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES:
RESPONDENT C E Sproats, litigant in person
JUDGMENT: THE LAND AND ENVIRONMENT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Taylor C Thyer AC
27 January 2009
20917 of 2008
Victoria Vine v C E Sproats
JUDGMENT The extemporaneous decision was given on 27 January 2009. This written judgment includes the findings given on-site, relevant observations and background information. 1 COMMISSIONERS: A Camphor Laurel tree and a Hills Fig tree are growing in the yard of 316 Jersey Road, Woollahra, close to the southern boundary. These large trees are about 15 m apart, with the Fig tree located close to the Jersey Road frontage, and the Camphor Laurel tree located about halfway along the boundary adjacent the tennis court. Mrs Sproats is the owner of 316 Jersey Road. Mr Sproats was her agent at the hearing.
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