Kurtigian v. City of Worcester

How courts have described this case

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• city liable in nuisance for personal injuries caused by limb from decaying tree on city land
• urban tree’s prior loss of bark and limbs and Parks Department’s affirmation of potential danger made harm forseeable and put owner on notice; tree held to be a private nuisance in an urban area and treeowner held liable
• rule does not apply to unhealthy trees

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).