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CONFIDENTIAL

Oct. 28, 1995

Real Property
Intentional Tort
Tree

Confidential

Settlement –  $18,000

Court

Marin Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

George V. Choulos
(Choulos, Choulos & Wyle LLP)


Defendant

Kenneth Dziensinski


Experts

Plaintiff

Raymond F. Moritz
(technical)

Defendant

Rob Gross
(technical)

Facts

On May 18, 1994, Defendant, in the course and scope of his employment, drove his employer's delivery truck at an excessive speed and struck Plaintiff's 100-year-old oak tree. The tree sustained major damage.

Settlement Discussions

Offers and/or demands, exchanged prior to this result, were not disclosed.

Damages

Fractured oak tree. The current status of the tree was not specified.


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