Australia, July 23 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on June 23:
1. COMMISSIONER: In March this year, a tree fell over on the Wahroonga property belonging to Check Keong Ho and Yvonne Kit Yee Ho. Their neighbours, Mark Roberts and Yvonne Roberts, then became concerned that another large tree on the Hos' property might fall into their own property. When their efforts to get the Hos to remove the tree were unsuccessful, Mark Roberts applied to the Court seeking orders for the tree to be removed.
2. The hearing took place onsite, allowing me to observe the tree and both properties. The applicant was self-represented; the respondents did not attend the hearing, but their daughter, Jean Ho, re...