Diminution in Value Is Proper Damages Measure in Tree Cutting Case (IL 1st Dist)

 (photocredit: gettysburgdaily.com (visited 11.2.14) Geise v. Neal, 2014 IL App (1st) 133914-U, discusses how to measure damage caused by unauthorized tree cutting on private property. The plaintiff rented out his deceased mother’s home to the defendants under a two-year lease.  After they took possession, the defendants cut down over 50 trees on the lot.   When …