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Appeals court weighs boundary evidence after neighbor cuts trees near bog
Summary
In Sylvester Bridal v. Back River Bog Co. LLC, the panel debated whether the plaintiff needed an expert surveyor to prove property boundaries and whether a juried all‑or‑nothing verdict was supported by the evidence; justices took the case under advisement.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard argument in Sylvester Bridal v. Back River Bog Company LLC, docket no. 24P1271, a dispute arising from removal of approximately 30 trees on an embankment adjacent to a cranberry bog and conflicting claims about whether the trees stood on the bog company’s property or on the neighbor’s land.
Why it matters: The case highlights common boundary disputes that turn on survey evidence, the necessity and role of expert testimony, and how jury instructions or a verdict form shape the…
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